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...What I criticized was strands of black scholarship—notably, black studies and its contributions to critical race theory and various other areas...I said that this scholarship does not enhance understanding of tort theory and I stand fully behind my criticism,” the statement reads...
After Harvard, Rogers studied in England for two years on a Fulbright scholarship, where he learned about cultural studies from one of its founders, Stuart Hall. This was a different approach for Rogers given the Harvard English department’s emphasis at the time on New Criticism, which focuses strictly on the text...
West claims he became incensed when Summers criticized his lack of recent scholarship. But this irritation is unreasonable; the president is supposed to supervise all University professors. Being in favor of serious academic work is different than being opposed to academic freedom. West had no plausible reason to feel that either his professional independence or his honor was being threatened...
Hurlbut, in an effort to emphasize the importance of scholarship, became infamous for putting many students on academic probation. The Fun Drawer contains numerous angry letters from the distraught parents of these boys, such as one in the 1909 file from the mother of a student who was put on probation for leaving before the appointed time at winter break. His mom wrote to Hurlbut...
...have to do your homework and not be provocative,” West told Smiley. “You’re going to make judgments about someone’s scholarship, then you ought to read their work...