First, Associate Professor of Government Louise M. Richardson won the Junior Faculty award, announced Council Treasurer Sterling P. A. Darling '01.
In February, Richardson announced she would leave Harvard at the end of the spring semester. The Government Department had not recommended Richardson, who has served as the department's head tutor for two years, for tenure. Many students lamented Richardson's failure to receive tenure as a missed opportunity for a department that does not have many tenured female professors.
Darling, who nominated Richardson, praised her for teaching Government 1748: "Terrorist Movements in International Relations."
He denied the council--which has long advocated racial and gender diversity in the Faculty--was trying to send a message.
"Whatever statement [Richardson's award] makes is obvious," Darling said.
"But that was not the intent behind it."
Instead, Darling said he thought Richardson won the award because she took on the difficult job of teaching a subject that everyone expects to be interesting--and met the high expectations.
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