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...revitalization of the Afro-American studies department. By taking a personal interest in recruiting people like DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., former Carswell professor of Afro-American studies and of philosophy K. Anthony Appiah and Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74, Rudenstine did more than assemble a “dream team” of scholars—he sent the clear message that diversity was a high priority for the University and that minorities would be welcomed with open arms...
Gates was first reported to be considering leaving Harvard in late December, when news of a clash between University President Lawrence H. Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 hit the national press. West announced in April that he would depart Harvard for Princeton...
Gates was first reported to be considering a departure from Harvard in December, when news of a conflict between University President Lawrence H. Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 hit the national press...
...districts look, the less transparent the diagnoses. Beginning last year, Texas' Austin Independent School District began requiring principals to track discipline data by race to discern if any specific teachers were using a heavier hand with black students. The answer was yes, but the reasons were far from straightforward. Cornel Jones, principal of Austin's Oak Springs Elementary School, does not blame racism but chalks the problem up to "cultural misunderstandings" between his white teachers and the 97%-minority student body. One insidious source of confusion: When a teacher scolds a black or Latino student for a simple matter like...
...reasons Cornel West left for Princeton was reputedly because Summers did not make a strong enough statement in support of affirmative action to demonstrate his commitment to diversity. Summers’ predecessors have made such commitments. President Bok presided over the creation of Harvard’s affirmative action program and argued for its constitutionality during the Bakke case. Rudenstine presided over the rise of the Afro-American studies department from a one-professor, one-student affair to a nationally recognized, ground-breaking department with a $39 million endowment...