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Weld Professor of Law Derrick A. Bell, who is taking an unpaid leave of absence from Harvard until it tenures a Black woman, attended the faculty meeting and quietly spoke to several protestors as he left Pound Hall...
...Harvard undergraduate taking a leave of absence in Chicago, I was dismayed to read about Professor Derrick Bell's recent actions at Harvard Law School in the Chicago Tribune. It cannot be denied that currently there are no Black female tenured professors at the Law School. Dr. Bell's leave of absence without pay is an attempt to rectify this situation by influencing the administration in their hiring practices. I agree with Dr. Bell in believing that the Law School's predominantly white tenured faculty should be expanded to include non-whites, especially women. However, Professor Bell's ill-advised...
...white faculty hiring the Administration chooses to do will not be as publicized as Dr. Bell's allegations or racist hiring. I doubt seriously the Chicago Tribune will choose to print a positive follow-up story if the Law School were to grant Professor Bell's wishes. If Derrick Bell and his supporters take a good look at all the fuss he has made, they will see that his actions were shortsighted and have no percussions. Kelly S. Mikelson...
Belying Thacher's image as a country club for rich white kids, the student body is diverse (27% are minority, mostly Asian), and ethnic relations are remarkably smooth. "Everything's so homogenized here," admits alumnus Derrick Perry, 24. "It's like I didn't realize I was black until I went to Dartmouth." Sexism is probably the most divisive issue. Women, including faculty members, complain that the school remains encumbered with "old boy" history. Yet if Thacher continues to thrive, it is probably because of its throwback traditions. "If there is any single quality we look for," says admissions director...
Weld professor of Law Derrick A. Bell has never been known for his timidity. His recent announcement that he is taking leave from Harvard until the Law School tenures a Black woman grabbed headlines across the country and breathed new life into the school's movement for greater faculty diversity...