July 21, 2000

Raising Funds From Alumni Who Raised Hell

By JOHN L. PULLEY

Colleges that endured turmoil in the 60's try to overcome lasting disaffection among onetime protesters

Sitting on a low stone wall on the fringe of Boston Commons one warm Saturday afternoon in June, Samuel A. Lewis, a fund-raising consultant for Emerson College, chain-smokes Merit cigarettes, frequently checks his watch, and explains what is about to go down.

Down the street and to his right is Emerson's Little Building, where a cluster of alumni from the Class of 1975 will

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