"In terms of citizenship, she has beenremarkable," Tu said.

Washburn said that Iwasaki's concentration onadministrative concerns may have hurt her tenurechances.

"There was some question about the bookitself," Washburn said. "She put a lot of workinto the department, administrative work, and insome respects put her own work off."

Although students differed on their opinion ofIwasaki's teaching skills, most expresseddisappointment that the University denied hertenure.

"This is going to be another case of Harvardmissing a superstar," Kern said.

Iwasaki said that she does not have definiteplans for next year, but Tu said that she wouldlikely remain at the University as a fellow tocomplete her book.

Washburn cited several family concerns as areason for his departure. Washburn said that hiswife, also a Japanese teacher, will take a yearoff before assuming her post at Dartmouth, makingit easier to care for their children.

He said that he had no problems with thedepartment during his year at Harvard.

"I was perfectly satisfied with the departmentin many ways," he said