Erika Lee to Join Harvard as Second Professor in Ethnic Studies Cluster Hire
Crimson | Ariel H. Kim and Meimei Xu
After FAS Dean Gay announced an Ethnic Studies cluster hire in February 2022, Erika Lee is the second professor to be hired. As the Crimson reports, “After a nearly five-decade push from Harvard affiliates for an ethnic studies program, Gay announced a search for faculty specializing in Asian American, Latinx, and Muslim studies in June 2019."
The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard has been instrumental in the push for a new Ethnic Studies department. As quoted in the article, the Coalition’s co-founded added, “We also believe a commitment to an Ethnic Studies Department should be a job requirement for the next President of the University.”
Related—Background on Ethnic Studies
"What the Hell is Ethnic Studies?" Webinar for Harvard Alumni 8-12-20 (Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, August 2020)
The Four-Decade Road to Ethnic Studies (Crimson, 2017)
Related- Hires
Coalition for a Diverse Harvard Announces Faculty Hire (Crimson, July 2022)
Taeku Lee to Join Harvard Faculty as First Professor in Ethnic Studies Cluster Hire (Crimson, April 2022)
Gay ‘Thrilled’ to Invite First Ethnic Studies Faculty, Expand Programs (Crimson, April 2022)
FAS ‘Actively Recruiting’ Four Ethnic Studies Scholars, Gay Says (Crimson, February 2022)
FAS Authorizes Three Ethnic Studies Faculty Candidates For Appointment (Crimson, December 2021)
FAS to Resume Ethnic Studies Faculty Search (Crimson, August 2021)
Gay Announces Plans to Hire New Ethnic Studies Faculty (Crimson, June 2019)—Dean of Arts and Humanities Robin Kelsey and Dean of Social Science Lawrence D. Bobo are overseeing the hiring effort alongside Gay.
New FAS Dean Gay Recruiting Faculty Who Study Race, Ethnicity (Crimson, October 2018)
Student and Alumni Groups Advocate for FAS Dean Who Will Prioritize Ethnic Studies (Crimson, June 2018)
