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...students were supposed to come together to talk for one hour about current issues surrounding Harvard’s Afro-American studies department, but the discussion of a single encounter between President Lawrence H. Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 quickly turned into a much larger and longer debate—encompassing such issues as the role of the intellectual in American society, the conduct of our rookie president and quasi-racism among Harvard’s upper-crust alumni...
While Summers was making headlines for his calls for greater patriotism in academia and his spat with Fletcher University Professor Cornel West ’71, conservative editorial pages and columnists praised signs that he was the leader who could provide a needed lesson to out- of-touch, politically correct and knee-jerkingly liberal Harvard...
...discussion between Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornel West ’71 sparked the conflict, leading prominent members of Harvard’s department and national figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson to publicly criticize Summers for his tepid support of affirmative action...
...says she regrets not knowing how to speak for the student body when she was contacted by an ABC News reporter who asked her to comment on the recent controversy surrounding Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornel West...
Although the dispute is reportedly settled, the residual effects of the recent controversy between Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and Fletcher University Professor Cornell R. West ’74 merit thoughtful reflection. If what has been reported is true, then I am troubled with both sides of the controversy...