Student population churn made sustained campus advocacy against Harvard structurally difficult.

Evidence

For years I had tried to make a connection on campus, but the students always seemed to be in a state of transition. I would contact an organization; the leadership would change; the semester would end, and I’d lose touch. But there was something about Meredith’s proposal that felt different. The students are the lifeblood of any academic institution; their collective voices have something Harvard can’t ignore—power. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 968

Categorization

• QUESTION: The theoretical insight — why universities are structurally resistant to outside claimants’ pressure given rotating student leadership — parallels the archival-obstruction theme.