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Morgan Shipman, assistant professor of Law, yesterday called the Faculty's vote denying him tenure "totally wrong and unjustified." But Shipman said he had agreed with Acting Dean A James Casner that "this is the kind of thing you can't debate in public...
...Casner denied last night that Shipman's "style" had been a factor in the Faculty's decision. "The problem went much deeper than that," he said. "It was a very complex matter, and we went through great thought and deliberation. But personal style was not an issue. We have fifty men on the Faculty, and you can find any type there that you want...
...Casner added that many students had expressed support for Shipman and that the Faculty had taken this support into "careful consideration" before its vote last month...
...Casner explained last night that junior faculty members are denied tenure infrequently because the Law School screens people very carefully before hiring them. "He [Shipman] wouldn't have been here if he wasn't a talented man," he said...
...Committee on Race Relations and the Law School's Program established yesterday by Casner and dean-designate Derek C. Bok, is limited to making recommendations "to the appropriate people" after studying particular problems, Casner said...