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...Professor Chris Killip was chair of the department at that time, not Ellen Phelan. Phelan's term as chair began on July...
...write in collaboration with 24 individuals, including Harvard senior faculty, artists and members of the wider art community, in response to your editorial on the administration’s treatment of Ellen Phelan in her role as chair of the Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) department and director of the Carpenter Center (“Changing Function, Not Face...
...when Ellen Phelan, an accomplished artist, ventured to take on VES and bring it into the public sphere, amazing things happened. Suddenly, as a historian of contemporary art, I became aware that exciting things were happening over at Harvard—artists I wanted to hear from were brought to town; panels and symposia were held; exhibitions were mounted; issues were addressed...
...Some of the permanent VES faculty, including Ellen Phelan, have also commuted from New York at different times here. While an outsider might be skeptical of this practice, any member of the VES department can speak to Ellen's influence and dedication in bringing us the absolute best. Her active pursuit of improvements within the department stems from a real concern and respect for the students within. This is reflected in her classes, where she is appreciated as a teacher who is both articulate and involved in the work her students are doing...
...hope that some will rethink their impressions of the VES department and the concentrators in it. I think it would be a shame if the continued growth of the department stopped, if department chair Ellen Phelan's vision for it was changed or if Harvard no longer taught the making of art because it wasn't considered to be educational. Most importantly, however, I hope that the attitudes around campus about VES change as well, and that first-years as well as older students can start to look seriously at VES as a respectable academic department...