Anger Over Tenure Denials at Harvard Education School

Graduate students at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education are charging -- citing tenure denials -- that the institution has shifted away from an emphasis on social justice and equity issues, The Boston Globe reported. Three faculty members who focus on such issues have been denied tenure in the past three years. Further, other professors who work on equity issues have been recruited to move to other universities. Kathleen McCartney, the dean, told the Globe: "I respectfully disagree with the view, voiced by some students and others, that the school is not committed to equity, diversity, and social justice as objects of inquiry."