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President from 1991 to 2001, Rudenstine focused on an agenda that was subtle but significant. He effected the final merger of Harvard and Radcliffe, a delicate and thankless task. He oversaw Harvard’s secret purchases of Allston land and took upon himself the prickly job of making those purchases public. He was an adamant, if courteous, supporter of affirmative-action, and his interest in the vital problem of race in America inspired him to build the nation’s finest department of Afro-American studies. And he was, by all accounts, passionately devoted to maintaining the high...
...after watching Harvard’s breathtakingly implausible 35-34 comeback over his future alma mater this past September, he promised himself that he would join the team upon matriculation, even going so far as to call up Bears head coach Phil Estes...
...somebody from the left wing up there—I don’t think you would have seen a whole bunch of conservative students laughing, holding up signs, and jeering and snickering,” he said. “That reflects poorly upon the school...
Herman said that the Faculty has referred the issue to HSPH’s Faculty Council. The six-member group will decide upon the final text of the letter, which will be sent to Summers “on behalf of the Faculty...
...College and encourages a small contribution to a collective class gift. The Gift doesn’t go towards stone benches, iron gates, or planting trees in the Yard. We all agree that Harvard has enough of such things. Instead, one’s gift is donated (depending upon the individual’s request) to either financial aid or college life improvements. This year, about 150 members of the Class of 2005 have volunteered to talk to their friends and Housemates about these causes...