Word: tutu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After a hard day's work, even the Board of Overseers, Harvard's alumni-elected governing body, gets taken out to dinner. Sunday's meeting, which was attended by newly-elected Overseer Desmond M. Tutu, was followed by a four-course meal in the Divinity School's Andover Hall. Although Tutu was unable to attend the gala affair, one inside source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the other overseers were treated to butternut squash curry soup, salmon with dill and red pepper sauce, glazed carrots, new red potatos and salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing...
What a difference a few months make: South African Archbishop Tutu's candidacy for the Board of Overseers created quite a fuss among alumni last year, and both sides of the divestment issue took turns at dishing out the rhetoric. Robert P. Wolff '54, who directs the pro-divestment alumni group which nominated Tutu, often said Tutu's mere presence on the Board could force Harvard to divest completely from South Africa-related investments...
...Wolff quietly changed his tone this week when he learned Tutu would attend his first Overseers meeting tomorrow. South African investments are not on the agenda, so Wolff said Tutu would probably not bring...
...Overseer Peter H. Wood '64, who like Bishop Tutu was nominated for the Board on an independent, pro-divestment slate...
...Wolff, who had spoken with Tutu's chiefaide later in the day, said Tutu would arriveearly Sunday and leave that evening...