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...dusty robes of tradition are West??s greatest enemy, then the young students who flock to him are his closest allies. To them, his reputation in the teacher’s lounge is irrelevant...
...biggest constants in West??s career as an academic is this devoted student following. Students who have heard him speak are enamored with his dynamic lectures, and many of them stay in touch with the professor well after their final exam is over. A three-week advance booking is recommended to land an appointment during his office hours, students say, although he has been known to hold them from anywhere between five to 12 hours at a time. Despite his over-booked schedule, West remains as friendly and approachable as Jia-Rui Chong ’99 remembers...
...West has to schedule his workday around the needs of his students. Joseph says he once found West in his office at 11 p.m. during spring break—he told her it was the only time he could get to his office and get some work done. Indeed, West??s commitment to his students meant that FM only got to talk to him for three minutes on the phone. A student was at his door, he said, and despite what his critics say, duty must precede press...
...Democracy Matters,” West??s largest academic work since his departure from Harvard, the professor gives a detailed, nine-page account, rich with parenthesized sarcasm, of his dispute with Summers...
During his short conversation with FM, the conflict still seemed to be hanging heavily over West??s mind. “I am much freer under [Princeton University President] Shirley [M.] Tilghman than I was under Larry Summers,” he said...