Elijah Anderson's Fresh Start at Yale University

From: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Klein, Julia M | Copyright information

Editor's Note: The highly regarded urban sociologist Elijah Anderson spent most of his academic career at the University of Pennsylvania. But when a colleague was accused of plagiarizing Anderson's work, a political battle ensued that caused him to seek afresh start. He's found his new beginning at Yale as well as on the streets of New Haven.

STROLLING THROUGH Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market, a neon-lit collage of food stands, specialty shops, and ethnic restaurants, Elijah Ande...