Although Harvard Student Agencies' (HSA) board of directors includes non-student voting members, that exception was granted 30 years ago.

But Epps says that the compromise over having non-student voting members on PBHA's board of trustees is subject to review and, thus, this exception should not be considered permanent.

The issue is particularly difficult for the dean because, as Epps told The Crimson in June, similar reasoning was used to keep Harvard Christians in Action, a controversial student organization that included student members of the Boston Church of Christ, off campus two years ago.

Although this aspect of the compromise may not be permanent, College administrators say PBH's programs are complex enough to necessitate significant non-student input. It is unclear, however, whether this part of the compromise--one of its most important aspects--will be reapproved next September.

For the time being, elected board members include: Anne Peretz, the chair of PBHA's Association Committee--a pre-existing advisory board comprised of faculty and community members; Agee Professor of Social Ethics Robert Coles '50; Board of Overseers member Doris Kearns Goodwin; former PBHA president Van Truong '89; Medical School instructor Barbara Ogur '69; Winthrop House Master Paul Hanson; Harvard's Episcopal Chaplain the Rev. G. Stewart Barnes; and Gary Bailey, the executive director of a public service organization called Parents and Childrens Services.

The elected members were selected by a nominating committee that included Ehrlich, Association Committee member Robert J. Kiely '60 and Professor of Afro-American Studies and of Philosophy K. Anthony Appiah, among others.

Lots will be drawn to determine which elected members will serve three-year, two-year, or one-year terms among the initial members so that, in the future, no more than three members will be replaced each year.

Kidd, Epps and Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol, who chairs the Faculty's standing committee on public service, will serve as the administration's ex officio members.

Lewis was not offered a place on the board because, according to Ehrlich, his position is represented by Epps, Skocpol and Kidd.

"She [Kidd] is his [Lewis'] point person on public service," Ehrlich says.

Epps' seat on the board is surprising because up until his letter to Ehrlich, PBHA-related matters were handled publicly by Lewis and his predecessor, L. Fred Jewett '57.

Although the letter dealt with matters directly related to the regulation of student groups, for which Epps is responsible, Epps will continue to play an important role in the PBHA negotiations as an ex officio board member and as the man whose office has been charged with conducting the September evaluation.

Epps brings much to the negotiating table. In particular, as a new-comer, he does not have the baggage among students of having selected Kidd.

The Executive Agent

The executive agent, who will be chosen jointly by the board of PBHA and Kidd, will oversee PBH's programs.