Ostriker said the alliance would still welcome Harvard's participation.
"We'd be delighted if ultimately Harvard thought it was desirable, but I may just be saying this because I'm an old grad," Ostriker said.
In an e-mail message Monday night, Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles wrote that "while the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has decided not to join the alliance formally at this time, informal discussion about possible future participation will, I'm sure, continue."
Alumni React
"But I can't define what it is right now and it is under very serious study," he said.
Pei said President Neil L. Rudenstine addressed the subject of distance learning at an alumni event about a month ago and told his audience that the University was actively pursuing the topic.
"I think this is really being dealt with at a level that reaches right up to the President and Fellows," Pei said. "Once a policy is established and a program put together, [the alumni association's] role will ultimately be as a vehicle and not as an originator."
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