It has not come out in favor of either complete or limited withdrawal. Indeed, it has not taken any steps to alter significantly corporate policies in South Africa. A growing number of Harvard Faculty members believe that Harvard should take positive action. We are convinced that corporate withdrawal is necessary and that divestiture will promote such withdrawal. Therefore we urge Harvard to adopt a policy of divestiture.

This article has been co-signed by the following Faculty members, and the South Africa Solidarity Committee:

Gosta Esping-Anderson, instructor in Sociology

Patrice L-R. Higonnet, professor of History

Thomas Holt, associate professor of Afro-American Studies and History

S.R. Cudjoe, assistant professor of Afro-American Studies

Neal Koblitz, assistant professor of Mathematics

A. Prabhakar Rao, assistant professor of Mathematics

David Rohrlich, assistant professor of Mathematics

Mary Nolan, assistant professor of History

Joel S. Migdal, associate professor of Government

Theda Skocpol, associate professor of Sociology