Word: walcott
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...HANDING OUT NOBEL PRIZES IN LITERature, the Swedish Academy is sometimes accused of political correctness, of paying undue attention to geopolitical and ethnic considerations. So in one respect, last week's award to poet Derek Walcott was unsurprising. Of mixed ancestry (African, Dutch, English), Walcott was born 62 years ago on the tiny Windward Island of St. Lucia in what was then the British West Indies. A native Caribbean writer had never before won a Nobel Prize...
...student, who received the only C in the course, petitioned for reevaluation of her work, saying that Walcott last objectivity toward her "the moment he harassed...
...Walcott, in a conversation with Rosovsky, said that the grade reflected a fair evaluation of the student's work...
...Walcott now teachers literature and creative writing at Boston University...
...Although Walcott never publicly admitted to sexually harassment, the College took formal action against the professor. Former Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky refused to disclose the nature of the action taken against Walcott, calling it "a family matter" for the College...