"I think protests have been most effective when the students have found some sort of cooperative way of working with the institution, which in many cases is interested in finding solutions to issues," he says.
He says he recognizes that this approach may be less attractive than direct confrontation.
"The frustration for many students is that this process takes time," Epps says. "But it's still true at Harvard that the best idea carries the day."
On The Watch
But PSLM's recent attention to the Corporation goes even beyond the question of implementing a living wage, McKean says.
He says they take issue with the very existence of a seven-member Corporation that does not meet with students, deliberates behind closed doors and does not release an agenda or minutes for its meetings.
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