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Outgoing Dean for Undergraduate Education David Pilbeam says the Afro-Am Department succeeded this year byhiring "relatively young, very active, highlyrespected scholars...
...Pilbeam questions whether there isultimately a place for Afro-Am at Harvard. Thereis, he notes, a legitimate case for Afro-Am, butthe curriculum might better fit "as a track in anAmerican Studies or American Civilizationprogram...
...reason why Afro-American studies exists,"Appiah says, "is that historically,African-American literature, history and culturewere...studied in ways that reflected racistcultural assumptions." Appiah predicts that in thefuture, other ethnic studies will be increasinglyrepresented...
...meantime, there will continue to be ause for [Afro-Am] in the American academy," hesays. "There may be a point where it's no longeruseful, but I think it's useful...
Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles laudsGates' work with the department in his first year.And Fisher says Gates' appointment and the growthof Afro-Am was a major accomplishment for DerekBok's final year in the presidency...