The Pulitzer Prize Board announced on Friday the completion of “an exhaustive review” of allegations against board chair Junot Diaz. That investigation, conducted by law firm Williams & Connolly, “did not find evidence warranting removal of Professor Díaz from the board.” As a result, “Díaz will be welcomed to resume his full duties as a board member and to fulfill his term, which expires in April of 2019.” They note that Williams & Connolly’s process “involved interviews with dozens of witnesses and analysis of hundreds of pages of documents (as well as audiotapes, where available), and examined the steps taken by […]
