Update: a coalition of undergraduate & graduate groups at Harvard have spearheaded a petition in support of Dr. West. Please click here to read.
In a recent interview, Dr. Cornel West revealed that Harvard has denied his request to be considered for tenure. As graduate students who have shared the campus with Dr. West for a number of years, we view Harvard’s refusal to grant tenure to an intellectual of Dr. West’s stature as disrespectful both to him and to the community he has helped raise. …
