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...writing to express our deep concern regarding Harvard University's handling of the sexual harassment case brought against Jorge I. Dominguez, professor of Government, and to state our dismay at the University's public silence on this issue. As undergraduate students writing theses in Latin American studies, we speak only for ourselves, but we know that many students and faculty members privately echo our sentiments. Some are unwilling to speak out because of their sense of professional discretion; others are unable to speak publicly because of fear of reprisal...
...Dominguez case has reduced Harvard's once vibrant Latin American studies program to a near shadow existence. Because key Latin American political scientists, Professors Terry Karl and Samuel Valenzuela, are on leave, we are faced with insufficient faculty coverage in Latin American studies. Those of us who choose to pursue these studies and write theses in this area are now left with the unacceptable prospect of having to work with Professor Dominguez, the only professor left in this field...
...could no longer, in good conscience, enroll in Professor Dominguez's courses. We understand and support the many students who share these views. Based on our understanding of the facts, we believe that Jorge I Dominguez is not fit to continue as a professor at Harvard and that his continued presence is a moral stain on Harvard's reputation. What more must someone do before Harvard revokes his or her tenure...
...long as Professor Dominguez remains at Harvard, we fear that the Latin American studies program will continue to disintegrate: graduate students will, we are convinced, leave to pursue their studies elsewhere. We are being left without courses, faculty, section leaders, thesis advisors or tutors. As awkward as our situation has become, a student now entering the field could not hope to construct a coherent plan of study...
Despite extensive campus debate on the issue last year, many students, faculty and administrators seem to view the Dominguez case as an isolated incident. Informed opinion (and common sense) dictate otherwise: Although relatively few formal complaints are made each year, more than 80 cases were directly or indirectly reported last year and many more doubtless go altogether unreported...