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Take the explosive controversy over Harvard's Afro-American Studies department, which, because of faculty departures, has been left with only one tenured professor. During a meeting with students in October (that Bok arranged), the administration rejected the unrealistic demands of Afro-Am concentrators that the University appoint six faculty by February...
...anger of Afro-Am concentrators is certainly understandable, and would have been justified had the administration been dragging its feet on serious reform. But just last year, it tried to lure three prominent Afro-Am scholars to Harvard with lucrative salary offers. When those offers were turned down, it authorized seven departments to conduct joint searches for potential Afro-Am faculty...
Tony McLean '92, an Afro-American studiesconcentrator, fired up the crowd by lambasting Bokand the seven-member Harvard Corporation...
...gala event brought together nearly nearly 200 people, rivaling the recent Afro-American Studies protest last week. Participants chanted, "Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Harvard College, Way to Go," and passed out champagne to spectators...
...Destiny, the Sequel--As he stood on the balcony of a garage across from the Kennedy School Monday night, Bok may have thought the most difficult questions he would face that day were the demands of disgruntled students angry about Harvard's Afro-American Studies department. But a Harvard Police Officer would soon pose a far more challenging and profound question: "Mr. Bok, do you have a destiny we could assist you with...