Word: raza
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...members stressed the diversity of the groups expected at the event, including members of AAA, La O, Raza, Native Americans at Harvard, BSA, the Chinese Students Organization, the Korean Students Organization, Harvard Hillel and others...
Harvard currently has only four tenured Latino faculty members. No courses are offered that deal significantly with the experience of Hispanic-Americans in U.S. politics, society or history. Sure, class offerings that deal with Latin America are already in the course catalog, but Raza and La O members have specifically expressed concern for the lack of Mexican-American and Puerto Rican-related courses...
Just as the BSA did with Black faculty, Raza and La O have prepared a list of Latino faculty elsewhere who could be attracted to teach at Harvard. They have written letters to the appropriate deans with the hope of receiving an audience receptive to their suggestions...
...Knowles can't find the 10 minutes to meet with Raza and La O representatives, rallies, protests and sit-ins could very well follow. If his excuses persist, he will have spent more time telling people he doesn't have the time to speak with La O and Raza than it would actually take to talk with them. Fernandez has sent a second letter to Knowles, again expressing the desire to meet. If the dean again responds negatively, Fernandez said, "We'll have to do something else. We don't want to get caught up in sending letters back...
...understand that Knowles' office is a busy one. Maybe Raza and La O representatives did approach him when he had absolutely no time to spare. But surely he can shorten a Faculty Club lunch break or make a future appointment to meet with students about this important issue...