Thread by @elderofziyon

I'm looking at the Cornel West/Harvard kerfuffle, after his Haaretz interview, and I am stunned at how badly this is being misreported.

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He told Haaretz that there were three possible reasons for Harvard’s decision to deny a tenure review: his academic work, his age or his politics. Since the first two don't make sense he figures it must be his stance on Israel.

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But West is lying.

He wasn't denied tenure as many articles claim. His position wasn't ever eligible for tenure to begin with, and he knew this when he re-joined Harvard in 2016.

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During his normal 5-year review, the review board offered him a raise and a 10 year contract, which for a 67-year old man is as good as tenure. But he refused, insisting that they change his position itself into a tenured position - something that this review board couldn't do.4/

The only disrespect happening here was from Cornel West himself, demanding the school change the rules he was hired under - and then claiming that they are the ones who are treating him badly.
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This is such a dishonest take by West on what actually happened, yet most media are not even reporting this, and accepting that somehow he deserved tenure and was disrespected by not having his job switched to a different class of job.
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Then he claims that the only reason Harvard does not succumb to his demands is because of...his position on Israel? Yes, he doesn't get something he demanded that was outside the norm, and he blames the Jews! Those Harvard Zionists who are out to get him. 7/

This is crazy, and the media is to blame for not checking his claims.

See here: dorfonlaw.org/2021/02/why-ha…
And realcleareducation.com/articles/2021/…

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My post on the story: elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/03/cornel…