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This chain began in January of 2002, when former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 chose to leave Harvard, citing an October 2001 meeting with Summers that West characterized in an interview with the New York Times as “authoriz[ing] vicious attacks on my integrity and my work based on my politics.” Though Summers later said that he regretted any misunderstandings, the damage was done. By providing an example of where a disagreement with Summers could lead, Summers’ interaction with West in many ways laid the groundwork...
While his resignation came only weeks before Cornel R. West ’74 left Harvard after a now-notorious dispute with University President Lawrence H. Summers, Appiah has always insisted that his primary reasons for leaving had nothing to do with the Summers-West flap. Instead, Appiah said he saw the move as a way to eliminate his weekly commute between Boston and New York, where he still lives with his partner...
Yesterday, professors raised issues from the curricular review to the University’s expansion into Allston to Summers’ famous spat with former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74. They said Summers’ tenure has been marked by a style of leadership more akin to a for-profit corporation or governmental bureaucracy than an academic institution...
Criticism moved beyond the transcript of Summers’ remarks to larger concerns that he routinely stifles debate and intimidates professors into silence. Faculty members pointed to a series of mishandlings during Summers’ tenure, including the departure of former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 in 2002, the controversy surrounding the invitation of poet Tom Paulin in 2003, and the lack of communication regarding Allston plans...
...late 2001, only months after Summers took office, a dispute with former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 made national headlines and ended with West’s departure for Princeton University...