Harvard professor Dr Cornel West, who has quit his job at the University, has named out the “decline and decay” and the “spiritual rot” on campus.
In a “candid letter of resignation”, dated June 30, the public intellectual and professor of African-American research mentioned he was resigning with “precious memories but absolutely no regrets” just after 4 years of service at the Massachusetts-based Harvard Divinity School. In March, he had announced he will be leaving Harvard simply because it did not give him tenure, bringing unfavorable media consideration to the Ivy League Institution.
As the controversy continued, not considerably was revealed then about what specifically forced the well known professor’s resignation.
With Dr West, 67, now sharing his resignation letter on Twitter, more specifics have been revealed, raising doubts more than Harvard’s conduct.
He wrote, “This is my candid letter of resignation to my Harvard Dean. I try to tell the unvarnished truth about the decadence in our market-driven universities! Let us bear witness against this spiritual rot!”
This is my candid letter of resignation to my Harvard Dean. I attempt to inform the unvarnished truth about the decadence in our industry-driven universities! Let us bear witness against this spiritual rot! pic.twitter.com/hCLAuNSWDu
— Cornel West (@CornelWest) July 13, 2021
Dr West has accused the University of disrespectful remedy and hinted at discrimination, alleging all his courses have been subsumed below Afro-American Religious Studies and his salary was provided the “lowest increase possible” each and every year.
“And to witness a faculty enthusiastically support a candidate for tenure then timidly defer to a rejection based on the Harvard administration’s hostility to the Palestinian cause was disgusting”, he wrote in the letter.
He mentioned when his committee encouraged a tenure overview it was rejected by Harvard and he went on to accuse the administration of displaying indifference to the death of his mother, alleging “this kind of narcissistic academic professionalism” constitutes an intellectual bankruptcy of deep deaths.
Dr West’s post has received substantial help from his followers and other Twitter customers, some of whom have praised his “courage, wisdom, and integrity”.
You’re one of the handful of people today I respect. Thank you for your courage, wisdom, and integrity.
— Classhole ???? (@ninjagun) July 13, 2021
Another individual regretted that the scenario turned so terrible that he had to quit.
I’m sorry it had to finish this way.
— Tom Moran (@Piscesboy69) July 13, 2021
A third user thanked the professor for the “eye-opening, candid and eloquent” letter, and added that Dr West “gave far more grace to the institution than it deserved”.
Thank you so considerably for this letter. Eye-opening, candid and eloquent. You gave far more grace to the institution than it deserved. As constantly, thankful for your words and graciousness.
— Jen (she/her) (@FunkyColdCuban) July 13, 2021
Here’s how other folks reacted:
Bless you ????
— Nan Sauta????????????????️???? (@SautaNan) July 13, 2021
Thank you for standing up for what is ideal, Dr. West.
— Medicare for All Is a Tax Cut (@thoughts_is_moving) July 13, 2021
You will sleep much better than these who moved against you.
— Seth Friedermann (@SethFriederman) July 13, 2021
Sending you all the like and respect you deserve Professor. Please maintain inspiring us all.
— Coach B (@CoachBele) July 13, 2021
Dr West has served as a tenured professor at Yale, Princeton, and Harvard in the previous. However, he had to leave Harvard as soon as just before as effectively. In 2002, he had a public fight with the university’s then-president, Lawrence Summers. He rejoined Harvard in 2017 in a non-tenured position.