Word: afro
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When two of the three men offered tenured positions in the Afro-American Studies Department (AASD) rejected the appointments last week, the University's hopes to build a strong department suffered a serious setback...
Chidi U. Ikonne, chairman of Afro-Am, confirmed yesterday that two professors will be on leave, but declined to comment on the impact that the smaller staff will have on Afro-American Studies...
Eugene J. Green '80, president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Black Students Association, said yesterday, "The problem is that the Afro-American Department has chosen to operate in semi-secrecy and failed to consult students before making nominations...
Ricardo A. Guthrie '80, an Afro-Am concentrator, said yesterday, "It is a mistake for the executive committee to rely too heavily on these three people. Levine, Knight and Huggins represent only a small part of what the department is geared...
...What the administration has done in the Afro-American Department is what they did with Harberger. They have tried to maintain control over the department, instead of letting the people who were qualified to choose make tenure decisions," Guinier added...