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Many professors disagree. Gerald Early, a professor of African and Afro-American studies at Washington University in St. Louis, says he feels that both types of public intellectuals serve a very important purpose. “I think a lot of the time in the university, some of my colleagues may get jealous of someone who is a public intellectual,” Early says, noting that general-audience books sell many more copies than those targeted only to scholars. If you’re one of those professors writing only to colleagues, “you?...
...hailed the Afro-American Studies Department as “the best in the world,” and also recommended that students who want additional ethnic or cultural studies departments “transfer to history...
...said parent Craig Rowna. “I liked the points he made and his body language. He grabs the podium like he will pick it up and leave with it. He was not afraid to take a stand, and answered very tough questions about the [Afro]-American [studies] department. I left the room understanding why he was the president...
...Southern was appointed to a joint professorship in Afro-American studies and music by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. One year later she became the second chair in the history of the fledgling Afro-American studies department, a position which she held until...
...real-life scenario, West—who also keeps a goatee and afro, and who released a “spoken word” CD last November—left an October meeting with Summers alleging he had “disrespected” him by calling into question the quality of his work...