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This fall, Professor of Theology Ronald F. Thiemann returned to Harvard Divinity School (HDS) after three semesters of sabbatical and a loss of title. In 1998, Thiemann was forced to resign as dean of HDS after pornography was found on his University-owned computer located in the office of his home, also owned by Harvard...
...images were found by computer technicians servicing Thiemann's computer. Sources told The Crimson that the material did not include child pornography or other illegal matter. Nonetheless, the storage of any pornographic images is a violation of HDS's official policy regarding computer usage, which prohibits storing material that is "inappropriate, obscene, bigoted or abusive" on University computers...
Thiemann offered three courses last semester: a seminar on "The Public Intellectual," "Religion and Society Colloquium" and "Colloquium in Technology." Despite the controversy surrounding his departure, students at HDS seem to be taking his return in stride. According to the Registrar's Office, Thiemann's classes have each attracted about seven to nine students, an average enrollment figure for seminars and colloquiums...
...apparent split in campus opinion led HDS to postpone its decision to bring back grapes and allow the campus to decide the fate of grapes in the dining halls...
Kovacevich, whose family owns a grape farm in Calif., told The Crimson in 1997 that he was pleased with the campus vote to uphold HDS's decision...