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First and foremost, Summers, like former President Neil L. Rudenstine before him, is and always has been a staunch supporter of diversity. He indicated as much in his inaugural address. West??€™s complaint was more over form than substance. West seems to have felt that Summers was just not vocal enough in expressing his support of diversity. On Jan. 2, Summers responded by making his views unequivocally and undeniably clear in a public statement...
...issue raised by Summers’ and West??€™s feud is the responsibility of professors. Academia is perhaps the only field of employment where, after reaching a certain level of achievement, one receives total job security for the rest of one’s life. Tenured professors are, in a sense, on the honor system. They do not have to publish a single book—indeed, they don’t even have to publish a single article—to keep their jobs. Summers, West and every other tenured professor in this and all universities...
...West has done in the past) bold and original scholarship without worrying whether it will be immediately accepted. The system was not created so that professors with tenure would have free license to effectively switch careers and produce things other than scholarship, be they music, drawings or lawn-chairs. West??€™s job—the one that Harvard hired him for and pays him a large salary to perform—is to write scholarly books and articles, not to make music. Further, as one of only 13 people here with the title of University Professor, West...
...loss would be a tremendous blow to this institution. He is one of Harvard’s best-known professors and has been a central figure in his field for a good while now. In addition to the intrinsic hurt of losing a noted scholar and a loved teacher, West??€™s loss would be an embarrassment to a University that prides itself on seeking out, employing and retaining the world’s finest faculty...
...West??€™s attempt to, in effect, force Summers to accept his perspective on this (or indeed any) issue seems to run counter to the very foundations of a free and open society—the kind of society which, ironically, affirmative action attempts to create...