With 11 faculty members, two administrators, three unionized workers and four students--two undergraduates and two graduates--the new committee represents a dramatic departure from both its predecessor and from other University committees, which almost never include students. McKean and Matthew Milikowsky ’02, selected by the Undergraduate Council, will serve on behalf of the undergraduate body on the committee.

The committee met for the first time last Thursday.

Although the committee’s report and recommendations will not be binding, both Harvard spokesperson Joe Wrinn and PSLM members have expressed their belief that the committee’s findings are likely to guide Harvard’s employment policies.

Looking back, McKean said, he never would have expected the year to end on such a promising note for the

“In September, I certainly didn’t expect to be sitting on a committee that would decide labor policy for the school,” McKean said. “It just blows my mind.”