In the spring, student activists camp out in makeshift shanties in front of University Hall and remain there through Commencement.
1986
Gay W. Seidman '78, a divestment supporter, is elected to the Board of Overseers.
1986
Protesters force the cancellation of the gala dinner in Memorial Hall celebrating the University's 350th anniversary celebration.
1993
Apartheid is abolished in South Africa, restrictions on Harvard investment lifted.