Professor Accused of Assault Won’t Seek No. 2 Education Job
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BOSTON — A Harvard University professor accused of assaulting a woman has withdrawn from consideration as a potential nominee for the No. 2 post at the Department of Education, a department official said today.
Bill Kristol, chief of staff to Education Secretary William J. Bennett, said Glenn C. Loury withdrew his name Monday, citing personal and family reasons.
On Thursday, Loury was accused of assault by Pamela Foster of Boston. She said in the police report that her address was the same as Loury’s.
“On Monday, Mr. Loury called to say that for personal reasons he wished to withdraw his name from consideration for nomination for the position of undersecretary,” Kristol said.
Loury, 38, was widely mentioned by Education Department officials earlier this year as President Reagan’s choice to become undersecretary of education.
Civil rights groups had said they would fight the nomination.
The Harvard political economist, who is black, is an outspoken critic of racial quotas. He has called on blacks to strive for excellence and stop relying on affirmative action.
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