Talk:Alan Garber

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No source for family background

Is there an actual source on his family background? The source does not actually confirm what the editor seems to think it does. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FortunateSons (talk • contribs) 19:44, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

added citation from the harvard crimson Lohengrin03 (talk) 02:15, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, thank you! FortunateSons (talk) 11:54, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Labor history

Should Dr. Garber's article be developed in terms of labor history because of his role in Harvard's graduate student unionization efforts? MaynardClark (talk) 15:25, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]