Harvard Fund to Help South African Blacks

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University President Derek Bok, an avowed foe of South Africa’s racial separation policies, has announced creation of a $1-million university fund aimed at improving the lives of that nation’s blacks.

Bok said the fund could finance trips by undergraduates to tutor black South African high school students, send medical students to provide health care, and help law students work on cases relating to South Africa or bring black South African students to study at Harvard. The $1 million will come from the discretionary funds for Bok’s office and will be administered by a university committee, Harvard spokesman David Rosen said.