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...late 1960s, when student activism for Afro-Am grew militant, Rosovsky chaired a Faculty committee on Afro-American studies. At that time, Rosovsky and his colleagues suggested in a report to the Faculty that Harvard establish an interdisciplinary committee, rather than a department, to address the Afro-Am issue...
Students have repeatedly alleged that Rosovsky does not support the idea of an Afro-American studies deparment. At Thursday's rally, one organizer and Afro-Am concentrator read from a flyer which quoted the dean as saying, "I do not believe Afro-American studies should be a department. I never have...
Since last spring, Rosovsky and President Derek C. Bok have asked seven major departments to begin junior searches for Afro-Am scholars. This September, the University hosted a closed conference with top experts in the field--some of whom have declined Harvard offers in the past...
Recently, Bok and Rosovsky met with Afro-Am concentrators and representatives of the Black Students Association in a meeting that ended in a Mass Hall sit-in three weeks...
...this week, protesters said words needed action, as they called for increased dedication to Afro-Am faculty hiring...