Word: academicized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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At a time when Harvard and Radcliffe were united in most academic areas, they had one important distinction: Their admissions offices were separate. There were quotas on how many men and women the college contained, and the numbers generally hovered around 4,800 men and 1,200 women.
But West's own academic career refuted anyallegations of intellectual inferiority.
Despite West's heavy academic workload, heremained social and personable.
As West's academic reputation grew, Harvardbecame increasingly interested in luring West backto his alma mater. But West turned down a 1990offer to join the Afro-American studiesdepartment, which at the time had only one tenuredFaculty member.
At a time when Harvard and Radcliffe were united in most academic areas, they had one important distinction: Their admissions offices were separate. There were quotas on how many men and women the college contained, and the numbers generally hovered around 4,800 men and 1,200 women.