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Since 1991, the Harvard community has marveled at the tremendous growth within the Department of Afro-American studies. With the appointment of Cornel R. West '74, Harvard's Afro-Am department has established itself as the country's unequivocal center of Afro-Am scholarship...
...energetic, renowned West is arguably the nation's preeminent Afro-Am scholar, and he also brings to the department a reputation for accessability to students and the ability to create national debate on contemporary social science issues. The department is already strong; West fortifies...
...transformation of Afro-Am represents the culmination of a commitment made by former President Derek C. Bok and former acting dean of the faculty Geyser University Professor Henry Rosovsky after repeated protests by students in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Once spurred to action by vocal and committed undergraduates, Bok and Rosovsky managed to lure DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis Gates Jr. away from Duke with a crucial dedication to future tenure appointments...
...course, the most crucial factor in Afro-Am's recent triumph is Gates himself. In his two years as chair, Gates has orchestrated the transformation of Afro-Am from a floundering, underappreciated department to one of the nation's most dynamic. A top-notch schmoozer and recruiter, Gates has been able to attract prominent, interesting guest faculty. He and Professor of Afro-American Studies K. Anthony Appiah have molded a curriculum strong enough to attract a powerhouse like West...
Students and professors yesterday praised the appointment of Afro-American studies scholar Cornel R. West '74, saying it marks the rejuvenation of Harvard's Afro-Am department...