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...person. Nevertheless, there are certain people whose scholarship, leadership and gravitas make the academic community immeasurably richer by their presence. DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates is one of those people. Gates has been a leader both for the Department of Afro-American Studies and for the undergraduates whom he has mentored. His interaction with students has often been at the personal level, and here we address him directly in the hopes that, when he decides in early December which path his academic future will take, he will choose to remain...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Letter to Skip Gates | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

Nevertheless, your students need you here. The Department of Afro-American Studies has been your masterwork at Harvard, and it would be seriously damaged if you left. Your scholarship has been an inspiration both to your students and your colleagues. The work you have done for the last decade in bringing the best scholars from across the country to Harvard is truly amazing...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Letter to Skip Gates | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...know that University administrators have been showing their support and urging you to stay. We hope that University President Lawrence H. Summers publicly demonstrates his desire to keep you at Harvard. He should not hesitate to offer the Department of Afro-American Studies the resources it needs to grow and thrive...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Letter to Skip Gates | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...colleagues in the Afro-Am department, do not know for sure what his decision is or if he has indeed made it,” Assistant Professor of Afro-American Studies and English and American Literature and Language Glenda R. Carpio wrote in an e-mail. “We do know that we would be devastated if he left and have tried to show him our appreciation in many ways...

Author: By Kate L. Rakoczy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gates Considers Options | 11/13/2002 | See Source »

...Everyone’s been great from the president and Dean Kirby to my colleagues in Afro-American studies and the DuBois Institute and the students,” he said. “No one needs to do anything more. It’s great to be part of this community and feel so welcomed...

Author: By Kate L. Rakoczy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gates Considers Options | 11/13/2002 | See Source »

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