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...South Asian language program, however, is likely to take a hit next year with the departure of Cowles Associate Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies Stephanie W. Jamison for the University of California, Los Angeles, resulting from Harvard’s decision last week to not grant her tenure...
Jamison was the department’s head tutor and taught all of its offerings in the Sanskrit language...
...There is no one currently who is likely to teach the Sanskrit courses next year,” Eck said. “[Jamison’s] departure will literally decimate the Sanskrit department...
...We’re all quite shocked that Professor Jamison was denied tenure,” Sanskrit concentrator Meghan C. Howard ’04 wrote in an e-mail. “She’s an exceptional scholar and most likely the best Sanskrit teacher you could find. Indeed, the Sanskrit department is a wonderful place to be a student, in a large part thanks to Professor Jamison...
Leonard van der Kuijp, chair of the Sanskrit and Indian studies department, could not be reached for comment yesterday...