But Boykin pointed out that the minority andwomen candidates were not given "full-fledgedprofessorships," although four white men wererecently offered full tenured positions.

In addition, Clark defended the school'sdecision to offer tenure to two visiting scholars,stating that last spring the admissions committeevoted to overturn the policy.

Student activists argued, however, that thepolicy was used last year to deny tenure to twoBlack women and that it was rather timely that theprocedure was overturned before these tenureoffers.

"I don't think he wants diversity to be the toppriority," Boykin said.

Jesse Jackson

More than 450 students and faculty packed intoAmes Courtroom yesterday afternoon to hear Jacksongive his support to Bell and the Coalition forCivil Rights activists.

Jackson compared Bell to other great civilrights leaders, like Martin Luther King Jr. andNelson Mandela. Jackson also praised AssistantProfessor of Law Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. forsupporting Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomasconfirmation hearings.

"I have known great men and women who by theirsacrifices...have carried the human family toanother level," Jackson said. "Dr. Derrick Bell isin that class," he said.

Jackson referred to what' students say is alack of diversity as "apartheid in the Law Schoolfaculty at Harvard."

Jackson also spoke specifically on the lack ofBlack women on the Law School faculty. "You lookamong you and say you are equal, but there is acertain specimen among you...less likely to gettenure because you are a Black woman," he said.

The president of the Rainbow Coalition said hewould support the students in their efforts butwarned the road might be hard. "You must beprepared for litigation, demonstration and evenjail," he said.

"If you escalate the struggle count on me to bewith you," Jackson said.

Discrimination 'A Disease'

The former Democratic presidential candidate,who placedPresident Bush in the same category as Patrick J.Buchanan and David Duke, called discrimination "adisease."

Jackson also said he did not thinkdiscrimination was limited to Harvard but existedthroughout the United States.

At the end of his speech, Jackson called on thestudents to register to vote in Massachusetts,saying "You cannot complain about Bush, Buchananand Duke if you do not use your vote to fightback.