Neoconservatives Plan Boycott of Conference Where Cornel West Will SpeakBy PIPER FOGGSeveral prominent neoconservative scholars and writers have backed out of a conference at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York after learning that Cornel West would be among the participants. Organizers of the October meeting, which will examine the legacy of the philosopher Sidney Hook, said... Copyright © 2009 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |