(CNN) Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard after a tenure dispute and accused the university of "spiritual rot" in a letter posted to his Twitter on Monday. "How sad it is to see our beloved Harvard Divinity School in such decline and decay," he wrote in the letter. Harvard University and Harvard Divinity School both declined comment. Earlier this year, the University of North Carolina offered a position without tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and professor, a break from tradition for that position. After facing backlash, UNC reversed its decision and offered her tenure, but the rift led Hannah-Jones to leave for Howard University last weekRead More

Source: CNN July 13, 2021 14:40 UTC