Word: sharptons
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...judge as members of the Harvard community. People outside that community see Harvard as an example, as an institution that leads, and with that in mind we can make decisions. And maybe I’m buying into the Globe article where they tried to link him with Sharpton, but that is not who Professor West is, and you can’t let him—or even if he brings it upon himself—he just can’t become that...
...West was chastised for participating in a rap album, working with Al Sharpton on a prospective presidential campaign and for failing to write “scholarly” material worthy of Harvard’s prestige, then such criticism deserves rebuke. I am no fan of rap music, yet one wonders if West were cutting a CD on classical music whether he would be criticized or praised. As for assisting in a prospective presidential bid by Sharpton, surely the First Amendment does not end at the iron-wrought gates of Harvard. Sharpton has his political and personal agenda...
...months into the job, HARVARD president Lawrence Summers is finding he still has much to learn. He offended black professor CORNEL WEST during an October meeting by criticizing West's nonacademic activities--reportedly including his support of the Rev. AL SHARPTON--and drew fire from the Rev. Jesse Jackson and others who questioned Summers' commitment to affirmative action. West and two colleagues in Harvard's renowned AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES department threatened a move to Princeton. But Summers made peace with West last week and reaffirmed Harvard's commitment to diversity. End of lesson...
More recently, Sharpton served a 90-day federal prison sentence for trespassing onto a Navy bombing range to protest the Navy’s frequent bombing drills on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. He was released in August, at which time he seriously considered running for the presidency, saying, “I am prepared to do nationally what I have done locally, which is to help those who need help...
Kennedy School lecturer Marty Linsky, who led Acting Gov. Jane M. Swift’s search for a 2002 running mate, would not comment on West’s Sharpton role, but said his own outside political work contributes to his work in academia...