Word: deans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...school has suffered a series of extremely divisive tenure battles over the past few years, and members of the Law School community had hoped for a dean who could heal those wounds. As a result, the surprising appointment of Clark was opposed by a substantial percentage of the faculty. Although Clark has shown signs that he will be more tolerant as dean than he was as a faculty member, the appointment reflected an attempt to steamroll over the concerns of the school...
...Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence announces the creation of a special fund to promote development of ethnic studies courses by bringing visiting professors in the field to Harvard...
...Verba Committee on affirmative action issues a report recommending the creation of a standing committee on affirmative action, the appointment of a senior professor in each department to address hiring issues and the installment of a new associate dean for affirmative action...
...English Department junior professors meet with President Bok and Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence to complain about the promotion process, arguing that Harvard's tenure system is slanted against junior professors seeking to advance within the University. The English Department has tenured only one junior professor in the last 25 years...
...This week a Business School associate dean sends a memorandum to the school's faculty, telling them to avoid speaking to the press when the verdict in a gender discrimination suit filed against the school is finally announced. The verdict had been expected in a case filed by former associate professor of industrial marketing Barbara Bund Jackson '66. She claims she was denied tenure in 1983 because she is a woman...