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...distance in time from the crimes in question and because of the lack of anyone identifiable who was even indirectly complicit—but also hatefully disingenuous in its target of Harvard, an institution that through affirmative action has benefited thousands of living African-Americans, and whose Afro-American studies department is the world leader. More important for my argument, however, are the enormous potential costs of a lawsuit like this for Harvard. People like Ogletree must realize that institutions like Harvard will have to find ways to pay for the costs of defense and for potential settlements...
West also said DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., who is chair of Harvard’s Afro-American studies department, is also leaning toward a move to Princeton...
...February, Carswell Professor of Afro-American Studies and of Philosophy K. Anthony Appiah said he would be joining the Princeton faculty next year, citing personal reasons unrelated to West’s dispute with Summers...
...Gates, who chairs the Afro-American studies department, said he is also considering offers from other universities, including Princeton, but will not make any decision before the summer...
Despite many accounts that have questioned the future of Harvard’s Afro-American studies department, West said yesterday he remains hopeful...