April 9, 2004
Editor's Ouster at 'The American Scholar' Arouses Controversy
SCHOLARLY DISPUTE: When news of Anne Fadiman's ouster as the editor of The American Scholar broke on March 29, it created a stir in intellectual and publishing circles.
After all, the prestigious literary and scholarly journal -- published four times a year by the Phi Beta Kappa Society -- has been a magnet both for great writing and the occasional controversy during its 72-year history. Ms. Fadiman's tenure started with just such a controversy, when she assumed a job held
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