It is the College's policy that no students be allowed to sit on its ad board.

Dean of the College and Chair of the Administrative Board Harry R. Lewis '68 wrote in an e-mail message that he feels the board was founded to administer the rules of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and, therefore, it is the job of faculty members, not students, to serve on the Board.

"I think the board is fair in its actions, and I don't have any reason to think that the board's decisions would be fairer with student members," he wrote.

The College is not the only Harvard school that prevents students from participating in its administrative and disciplinary body. Harvard Medical School has two such organizations, the Academic Societies Promotion and Review Board and the Standing Committee on Rights and Responsibilities, neither of which has any student members.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences allows four student representatives to serve on its Ad Board, but these students are only given a voice in matters of appeals of financial aid and teaching fellow appointment decisions.

HLS, on the other hand, selects three students--one from each class--to serve on its administrative board. Each student serves on the board for three years.

The Law School Council, HLS's student council, places advertisements around campus that make students aware of the opportunity to apply for a seat on the board. Those interested in the position send their applications to the council, which in turn selects three candidates to recommend to the board.

A small subcommittee of the board then reviews their applications and interviews the candidates. After this process is complete, they suggest one student to the Dean of the Law School, who makes the final appointment.