"Consequently, with the approval of the dean of FAS (Faculty of Arts and Sciences) and the University General Counsel, and the support of the dean of Harvard College, a very narrow, careful, and precise subject-line search was conducted by the University's IT department, " they added.

CNN: Harvard apologizes after secret e-mail search

In an email to members of the university, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael Smith said the cases had now been resolved.

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In an open letter to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the university said it searched the email after two leaks from Harvard's Administrative Board, which was overseeing the cheating probe, led to concerns that student information was at risk.

WSJ: Harvard Explains Secret Email Search

In a statement, Faculty of Arts and Sciences deans Michael Smith and Evelyn Hammonds said complaints over the search were fair.

BBC: Harvard University file picture

Members of the humanities faculty were upset that Stanford proposed to create a second campus without including liberal-arts faculty or students.

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