November 29, 2002

I'm Not a Chairman, I'm a Professor

By ANDREW FURMAN

Six months ago, I made the smartest decision of my academic life. Or the

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dumbest. I told my dean that I didn't want to become chairman of our English department.

It was hard to decline the offer, not least because I have a near-canine desire to please

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