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...both disturbed and discouraged by the recent action of the Department of Government in denying promotion to Assistant Professor Ethel Klein. We have come to know Professor Klein well over the past two years. We have discussed and exchanged our work; we have had lengthy conversations with her on scholarly and pedagogical matters; we have talked on occasion with various of her students...
Women here are getting tired of being told, in a multitude of subtle and not-so-subtle ways, that we are not worth learning from and not worth learning about. We implore the Government Department to reconsider its decision on Klein's contract, or at least to seek someone with a similar commitment to Women's Studies and to undergraduate education to take her place. We ask that all students here, women and men, think a little more deeply about what place women have at Harvard/Radcliffe in the future--both at the lectern and in the syllabus. Toba Spitzer...
...were interpreted so as to give an impression that could not be farther from my intent, Your reporter portrayed my comments about the University's failure to take seriously the concerns of students when considering faculty retention decisions as to-suggest that I do not believe that Professor Ethel Klein, the most recent victim of Harvard's callous and insensitive attitude, is a professor worth fighting for I regret the misunderstanding and write to clarify my remarks...
...have the greatest respect for Professor Klein as a scholar, a teacher, and as a courageous individual. She has played a critical role in my education here at Harvard and I owe her a great deal. I am heartened by reports that the Government Department may reconsider her case next year. I urge the Department to do so and I commend the Radcliffe Union of Students who have pledged to fight to retain this dedicated teacher and to continue to press for equitable treatment for the few women in professional positions at Harvard-Radcliffe...
Despite my desire to see that Professor Klein is able to stay here, it is important to understand her denied promotion in the context of a consistent pattern of decisions about tenure and promotion. Harvard is not particularly committed to finding and retaining talented teachers. Rather, their goal is to maintain the reputation--not the quality--of this institution by tenuring well-known scholars regardless of their ability to teach. In fact, those professor who have committed time and energy to teaching and to their students often found themselves behind in the race to publish and to achieve academic renown...