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Tufts Fires Greenidge Over Cited Missing Archive Letters

7/14/2026

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Kerri K. Greenidge’s book cited letters absent from the University of Michigan archive, leading Tufts to end employment.
Retired historian Myra C. Glenn flagged missing endnotes and Grimké sisters claims in a March 2024 review.
Greenidge claimed the peer-review panel was hostile toward Black women scholars and announced plans for a restraining order.
Patrick Collins said an independent review was fair, fact-based and objective, and that the university denies bias.

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Story summary

Kerri K. Greenidge’s book cited letters absent from the University of Michigan archive, leading Tufts to end employment.
Retired historian Myra C. Glenn flagged missing endnotes and Grimké sisters claims in a March 2024 review.
Greenidge claimed the peer-review panel was hostile toward Black women scholars and announced plans for a restraining order.
Patrick Collins said an independent review was fair, fact-based and objective, and that the university denies bias.