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...Vallier has won modest praise from many security guards and police officers. But his close contact with the person who hired him--Vice President and General Counsel Margaret H. Marshall, who oversees the department but is generally distrusted by officers--has caused some to be cautious...
...Vallier also has upset others such as Murphy, who preferred the more laid-back style of former administrator Brian D. Sinclair...
Murphy says he has not been stripped of comp time, but officers say he has privately complained about just such a move. Asked about the Murphy decision, Vallier says personnel matters are confidential. Then he adds...
...Vallier's ultimate goal is making the department--particularly the guard service--a more viable business. While it is part of the University, Harvard's various departments hire the unit like they would an independent contractor...
Whatever the setback, Vallier says he will continue to be firm and fair. There is no other way, he adds, to improve the department's traditionally low morale...