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...Afro-Am faculty member said before the rally that much of the information in the book, which was the runner up for the Pulitzer Prize in 1977, came from secondary sources...
...purpose of the program was "to show recognition to (Guinier's) dedication and tireless efforts in working with friends and students and appreciation in his work to ensure the Afro-Am Department remains stable and permanent," Eugene J. Green '80, president of the BSA, said...
...Changing Afro-Am's status will not lead to a resolution of the issues underlying the department's instablility. As a committee Afro-Am would not be able to tenure its own faculty nor would it be able to develop its own curriculum...
...success of an interdisciplinary committee would rest on its ability to draw on the resources of the entire University community. But faculty with a perspective unique to the Afro-Am Studies department are not now available in the revelant departments of the college. In addition, judging by past performance as well as by affirmative action goals, we can not expect them to be available in the near future...
...HOPE that the executive committee now governing Afro-Am will be able to fulfill its charge of attracting more tenured faculty to the department. Even though enrollments and the number of concentrators have increased in the last year, more encouragement is needed. Potential faculty have been understandably wary of joining a controversy-ridden isolated department. We urge that the administration put these fears to rest by vigorously supporting the department and the executive committee's tenure search...