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West is a respected scholar and a mentor to many undergraduates. His loss would be one not just for the Afro-American studies department, but for the many students to whom he is an inspiration and an advisor. His books, such as Race Matters and The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism and Post Analytic Philosophy have established his reputation as a deep-thinking and perspicacious author. His works are cited in scholarly journals very frequently; one ranking cited in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education has shown that from 1996 to 2000, he was the second...
Indeed, coming on the heels of Carswell Professor of Afro-American Studies and of Philosophy K. Anthony Appiah’s departure for Princeton, West’s loss would be a serious blow to the Afro-American studies department. West is part of the “dream team” of black scholars that former President Neil L. Rudenstine brought to Harvard during the 1990s. His departure would leave serious doubts that the department could retain its remaining luminaries. The bad feelings between West and Summers were reportedly cleared up after a meeting between...
...urging that the “dream team” be kept intact. That letter, which was sent to Summers, was not intended to pressure Summers into doing more, according to its authors. They say it was meant to show the Faculty’s support for a strong Afro-American studies department that includes West...
...students would be the ones most affected by West’s departure. His class Afro-American Studies 10, “Introduction to Afro-American Studies” is one of the most popular at Harvard. West is an outspoken voice in the black community and is one of the most prominent progressives on campus...
...current Harvard administration. As a result something of a media circus has swirled around West and his clashes with University President Lawrence H. Summers. West’s departure would at least put an end to these divisive and distracting conflicts and would allow both West and the Afro-American studies department to focus anew on intellectual, and not political, pursuits...