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FALLEN STAR HIRED AMID SKY-HIGH EXPECTATIONS AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE, ADRIAN PIPER HAS HAD A TROUBLED TENURE EVER SINCE
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Adrian Piper arrived at Wellesley College in 1990 with the buzz of
a Hollywood It Girl. The New York Times called her "the artist of the
fall season in New York" for her conceptual art on racism. Her work
in Kantian ethics had inspired Wellesley to make her the first
African-American woman to become a tenured full professor of
philosophy in the United States.
The hire also fluffed Wellesley's feathers. The school had been
struggling to improve the diversity of its faculty. With Piper,
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The Fallen Academic Star of Adrian Piper
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
; ADRIAN PIPER ARRIVED at Wellesley College in 1990 with the buzz of a Hollywood It Girl. The New York Times called her "the artist of the fall season in New York" for her conceptual art on racism. Her work in Kantian ethics had inspired Wellesley to make her the first African-American woman to
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Rosario Nizzari of Wellesley, at 79.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
The Boston Herald
; Rosario R. Nizzari of Wellesley, a millwright, died Sunday at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 79. Born in Boston, Mr. Nizzari was a longtime resident of Wellesley. He served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Nizzari was employed as a millwright by the Raytheon Co. and also worked for the
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Horace J. Bower of Wellesley, 74, retired firefighter.(Obituary)
The Boston Herald
; Horace James Bower, a lifelong resident of Wellesley and a retired firefighter, died Saturday in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a long illness. He was 74. Born and raised in Wellesley, Mr. Bower was educated in local schools and graduated from Wellesley High School in 1940. He enlisted in the
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Perfect scenario After 23 years, Wellesley hoping its turn has come in showdown with Walpole
The Boston Globe
; WELLESLEY -- He arrives fresh from math class with his "Discover Geometry" textbook under an arm. "I've sort of got the numbers committed to memory," Andy Levin says. By now, the football numbers are beyond arithmetic and bordering on calculus. Wellesley has lost 23 straight games to Walpole by an
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M. Thelma Skinner of Wellesley, 92, ran Triangle Shop.(Obituary)
The Boston Herald
; M. Thelma (Tailby) Skinner of Wellesley, former owner and president of The Triangle Shop, died yesterday at home. She was 92. Born in Somerville, she moved to Wellesley during her youth and graduated from Wellesley High School. She attended Bridgewater State College. Mrs. Skinner was the former
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