Evans, Rowland

Novak, Robert

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University of Rhode IslandDigitalCommons@URIIannone, Carol: News Articles (1991) Education: National Endowment for the Arts andHumanities, Subject Files I (1973-1996)1991Iannone, Carol: News Articles (1991): NewsArticle 34Rowland EvansRobert NovakFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_36This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Education: National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, Subject Files I(1973-1996) at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Iannone, Carol: News Articles (1991) by an authorized administrator ofDigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@etal.uri.edu.Recommended CitationEvans, Rowland and Novak, Robert, "Iannone, Carol: News Articles (1991): News Article 34" (1991). Iannone, Carol: News Articles(1991). Paper 55.http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/pell_neh_I_36/55---........ ', 15 ...... INSIDE REPORT Why Kennedy won~ let NEH hear Profi·lannane's advice .· suppo ers o . . _ ew . York _ Untversity Professor Carol iannone that he· h8.i to oppose her conflr· ·mauon for the National En· doWinent for the Huinantttes a.dvtsory. councU iiot becau8e she falls the tea! of ~lltical correctness" bUl ~use ot pei:son&l. oomli11tmenbi he,. ha8made. . · .··. As .Kennedy talct the story lo Iannone'& backmi, bet PC critics froni Uie academic coinmuiilty had come to him lor support. According to keririedy, he told Iannone's foes that he would not help them on thls caiise ti.nd they had tci ruri their o'Wn cam· p&igii. Now that they have followed his advice, add~ the &eri8.tc:ir, fie iibriply could not vote ag&ml! them! Ll.boi- Commtttee Chatr· miln Kennedy wil.s remlilded · b~ iannone's supporters that . Ute Washington Post, no bas· ' llori ol c0naerva.U8m, urged . her coDflrmatlbn. That was . I.hf resslve, her·iitd;· but it .. w~d have hetped herJtth~~ ; N9W York Ttmei had '8.liO: backed her. •. ··.. ·'"7l' , liOWWD EYAllS I ROBERT NOYAI . f f'.':l''\ 10\\-Co 1-z.., I C\\ 

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