In a private meeting on Monday, the university’s governing board voted to approve a May 2016 rule saying students who join single-gender clubs are forbidden from leading campus groups or serving as captains of sports teams. BOSTON—Harvard University is upholding a policy that pressures secretive all-male social clubs to accept students of any gender, its top leadership announced on Tuesday. The rule also applies to all-female clubs and to fraternities and sororities open to Harvard students even though the university doesn’t officially recognize them. Harry Lewis, a computer science professor and former dean, led an effort to overturn the sanctions, but the university’s faculty voted against his proposal at a November meeting. The governing board’s Monday decision solidified Harvard’s stance against final clubs, which have faced increasing scrutiny from administrators.

Source: thestar December 06, 2017 00:00 UTC