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...problems of such a secretive system became apparent most recently in 1997, when two associate professors of government were denied tenure despite strong records as teachers and scholars. Bonnie Honig and Peter Berkowitz were recommended strongly by their department and would have been valuable resources to the University. To many, Rudenstine's decision to deny them tenure was inexplicable. The controversies sparked by the Berkowitz and Honig decisions could have been avoided by greater openness and accountability in the tenure process...
...conflict over a tenure decision, the more frequently University officials proclaim the objectivity of the process, the less likely the Harvard community is to believe them. A more open tenure process could eliminate the accusations of behind-the-scenes influence and stacked committees that followed the Honig and Berkowitz decisions...
...elected members' letter of May 28, whichinforms Berkowitz that they have found hisgrievance to be "clearly without merit," indicatesthat the May 5 session was "very helpful...
...Berkowitz, who has already written a responseto the Docket Committee's letter, says he feels nosuch sense of finality...
...have learned that to vindicate one'srights," Berkowitz says, "it can be necessary andfun to make a little mischief...