Word: tutu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Protesters at the Strand, a conservative seaside town 20 miles east of Cape Town, made "sure they had staked their claim properly. They walked around and wet their feet in God's water," said Anglican Archbishop and Harvard Overseer Desmond M. Tutu...
...Young Report, which sparked protest from students, alumni and some overseers last year, called on the University to mail letters to alumni endorsing the official Harvard candidates for the 30-member governing board. In addition, under the new guidelines, independently nominated candidates--like Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, who was successfully nominated by HRAAA last year--would be listed separately from official candidates on the ballot...
Meanwhile, HRAAA officials announced that Tutu would not be able to attend the Board's first meeting, University administrators sounded the "I told you so's," and HRAAA officials said they couldn't say when--or even if --Tutu would begin regular attendance...
HRAAA officials said they were not disappointed and insisted that Tutu was a moral force for the Board even from Cape Town...
...most disturbing aspect of the University's conduct is the active campaigning against this year's HRAAA candidates, particularly Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, by paid Harvard administrators, who should remain neutral in Overseers elections...