"Harvard opened many doors for me," she said. "I would like to give something back."
Robinson's specialty is the arts--she is the head of several nationwide arts groups including the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. She also led the opposition to the drive by Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts.
Though largely powerless, the overseers in theory supervise the decisions made by the Harvard Corporation, the University's main governing body. And when the Corporation chooses President Neil L. Rudenstine's in the coming year, the overseers must give their consent.
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