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...many people seem to feel that being allied with another department gives them a legitimacy. There are many black scholars who have yet to come to terms with the legitimacy of Afro-American Studies as an intellectual discipline," he notes. Benjamin also says that a rapid turnover rate among junior faculty "has a tendency to turn senior people off." But Southern protests against charges of turnover, noting that all junior faculty members hired under her tenure have served or are serving their full terms...
...junior faculty are reportedly even more dissatisfied. They met twice with Rosovsky last spring and "severely criticized her manner and style of dealing with them," Brutus says. Southern herself obliquely criticized some of her faculty for egging on student demonstrators this spring, saying that she thinks "students have been manipulated by some department faculty" to believe the department is weak...
Ferguson said the committee plans to seek input from both junior faculty and students. Afro-Am's junior faculty last spring voiced their dissatisfaction with the department and with Southern at two meetings with Rosovsky, Brutus said...
Student concentrators and junior faculty members in the department say they are skeptical about the committee members' commitment to Afro-American Studies. They worry about losing control over the focus and direction of Afro-American Studies, and note that only one member of the committee--Southern--is affiliated with the department. Concentrators also fear that the committee will underestimate African studies...
...committee will certainly fail if it does not remember to consult extensively with students and junior faculty within Afro-American studies. Given the heritage of mutual suspicion between the department and the administration, such cooperation is essential. If the committee, students and faculty honestly try to work together, perhaps Afro-American Studies can gain the status and the strength that it deserves...