Word: tutu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Seeking to advance the candidacy of Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu to Harvard's Board of Overseers, about 15 Divinity School students yesterday declared "sanctuary" in Memorial Church, saying they planned to spend two days fasting and praying there...
...Tutu, a Nobel laureate and prominent opponent of South Africa's apartheid policy, is running for the Overseers on a divestment slate sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid. In several visits to Harvard, Tutu has called on the University to divest and recently said he would give back his 1979 honorary degree if the investment policies were not changed...
...last four years, HRAAA has independently nominated candidates for the 30-member alumni governing board in an effort to force a vote on the University's current "selective divestment" policy. This year, their slate includes South African Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, whom most say is a shoe-in to win a seat...
...this week's letter, HAA overseer candidate Peter L. Malkin '55 said University officials were concerned that Tutu's election would "play havoc with the administration of Harvard." HAA was set for electioneering, and HRAAA members said they welcomed the discussion...
...Malkin said he only acted because he had received a similar letter from Professor of Law Derrick A. Bell, endorsing Tutu on official Harvard stationary. Malkin said he was especially angered because such official endorsements are against Law School policy...