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Cornel West threatens to leave Harvard again
By Laura Krantz Globe Staff,Updated February 18, 2021, 8:37 p.m.
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âI wasnât raised to put up with being disrespected or tolerate disrespect,â Cornel West said on Thursday of his issues with Harvard. âI donât try to negotiate respect.â
Harvard University professor Cornel West, the well known philosopher, progressive political activist, and outspoken social critic, is threatening to leave Harvard University after he said the administration disrespected him by denying his request to be considered
for tenure.
If West follows through on the threat, it would be his second departure from the university, where he teaches in the law school, divinity school, and Department of African and