Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, and public intellectual. West has been an outspoken critic of Israeli treatment of Palestinians.
Harvard denies Cornel West tenure
Harvard University professor Dr. Cornel R. West, a preeminent Black philosopher, author and activist, said that he must consider a second departure from the school — nearly five years after his return — due to the university not offering him tenure.
“When you’re disrespected, you have to explore other possibilities,” West said. “You never, ever adjust to injustice or adapt yourself to disrespect. No, no, no.”
West, 67, who left his tenured University Chair post in 2002 following a public clash with former Harvard president Lawrence H. “Larry” Summers, returned in 2017 as a Professor of Practice of Public Philosophy at the Harvard Divinity School and in the Department of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
“There’s no way I could stay after his vicious attacks on me,” said West of the spat with Summers. In the interim, he held posts at Princeton University and at Union Theological Seminary.
At issue now, said West, is the respect, stability and continuity a tenured position confers.
“It’s also a matter of going through the front door instead of going through the back door,” he said. FULL STORY
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