Word: afro
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Over the past several weeks, a private disagreement between President Larry H. Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornel West has exploded into a national controversy. Since the uproar began, West and other prominent members of the Afro-American Studies Department have reportedly considered offers to leave the University. While we do not know what exactly was said in the October meeting between West and Summers, nor the manner in which it was said, it seems that this issue has been blown far out of proportion. Now that the crisis appears to have been averted, we can look upon the entire...
Summers must also re-learn the political tactic of damage control. Regardless of the circumstances that led to the spat between the administration and the Afro-American Studies Department, Summers should have reacted more quickly and more forcefully in order to dispel questions about Harvard’s commitment to diversity after the media uproar began. The University is strongly committed to supporting diversity—as Summers has repeatedly maintained—and it is odd that some faculty members would need additional reassurance. Nevertheless, had Summers released a statement as soon as it became necessary to reaffirm...
Coastworth said the recent controversy between Summers and the Afro-American Studies department has made him—and his colleagues—question Summers’ commitment to diversity and concerned about the future of Latino Studies at Harvard...
Audiences unreceptive to his mantra of change haven’t daunted him. The friction with Afro-American studies is only the most visible of the disputes this fall...
...response to the Afro-American studies conflict, the president has moved from issuing vague responses on demand through a spokesperson, to a full-fledged personal statement posted for all to see on his web site...