Zanotelli compares Harvard to the nation in its chain of command.
"When you want to speak to the president of the U.S. about federal land, you go through the Secretary of the Interior. And that is much the same way Harvard works," he says.
He says that FAS deans including Knowles, Lewis and Illingworth take student concerns into account--and that that is a reasonable method of student input.
Barkley did not cite a particular reason for not contacting the search committee.
Gusmorino has contacted the committee and has discussed the search with Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 and others. This Sunday, he is scheduled to meet with the Board of Overseers--Harvard's second-highest governing board, and the final stamp of approval on the selection--and will talk to them about issues he thinks should concern the University president.
Smith and council president Fentrice D. Driskell '01 co-authored a letter to the search committee, proposing a student advisory board. Their suggestion was not taken. While they were able to suggest several groups that the committee might meet with,
Smith says this is not enough.
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