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Rosovsky has already asked department heads to comply with this recommendation when nominating persons for tenured positions. It is questionable, however, that such evaluations of teaching ability will have much impact. The task force's own "guidelines for appointment" are notable for their exceptions to the task force belief that teaching ability should really be an important criterion in the appointment process. For instance, the report says that departments may still go ahead and appoint "minimally competent teachers," if they promise to somehow redress imbalances at a later date...
While Keenan seems reasonably qualified for the post beyond his unfortunate Iranian connections, it is again depressing that the University was unable to appoint--or even, apparently, to consider--a woman or member of a minority group for the GSAS post...
Ordinarily, as the College book of Rules and Regulations would put it, the Board of Overseers accepts the recommendations of its visiting committees without question, which--given that the Overseers appoint the committees and presumably have complete confidence in their expertise on the school under consideration--is hardly surprising...
...stated reason for the cancellation--which effectively means there will be no further reviews of the GSD until next year, when the overseers can appoint a new committee, is that someone leaked a copy of the visiting committee's report to The Crimson last week, "undermining the mutual confidence and trust that must run between the School and the Visiting Committee...
...which mandated congressional approval of Indian land transactions. The Justice Department, concurring with this argument, said that it would take Maine landowners, including the state itself, to court on behalf of the tribes unless a congressionally approved settlement was reached by June 1. President Jimmy Carter plans to appoint a mediator to try to negotiate an agreement...