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...Though Gates??€™ leave of absence does not come as a surprise—the scholar announced in December that he was planning a sabbatical—it will take him away from Cambridge in the midst of his department’s major rebuilding efforts...
...such appointment has already been made, said Tishman and Diker Professor of Sociology and of Afro-American Studies Lawrence D. Bobo, who will serve as acting chair in Gates??€™ absence according to information posted on the registrar’s website last night...
Considerable work remains, however, according to Gates??€™ colleagues...
...fall, the entire campus breathed easier—thrilled by the news that one of the most respected members of Harvard’s community would remain with us. And now, after 12 years of painstakingly building the Department of Afro-American Studies from scratch, an integral part of Gates??€™ vision for that trailblazing department finally will be realized. Last week’s announcement that, pending approval from the full Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the department will offer an undergraduate concentration track in African studies is a boon to the University...
...African Studies as a concentration track means that this important area of scholarly inquiry will get the attention it merits. For too long African studies has been neglected at Harvard, forced to exist only as a coordinating committee for courses in other departments. But within the context of Gates??€™ department, great resources can be devoted to African studies—to the benefit of those interested in this exciting field. And within the context of the department, a wider range of courses in African studies are surely just around the bend. Especially important will be the first innovations...