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ERIC Number: EJ519208
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
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The Revival of African-American Studies at Harvard.
Benjamin, Richard M.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n9 p60-67 Aut 1995
Describes the rise in esteem of Harvard's black studies program resulting from and starting with the appointment of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as the department's chair. The paper examines the beginnings of the Harvard program in the late 1960s, the faculty resistance, and Gate's actions in revitalizing the department. (GR)
Descriptors: Black Studies, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty, Higher Education, History, Personnel Selection, Postsecondary Education, Program Development, Resistance to Change
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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