Word: chairmen
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Jones has argued that these tendencies have had unhealthy educational repercussions. For instance, the tendency for the least experienced students to be hired as teachers. In fact, he commented last week that department chairmen, too, have expressed concern about these inherent tendencies. But undoubtedly of equal importance in the decision to abolish the program were the increasing costs associated with these tendencies...
...dean of the Faculty, Dunlop must approve the promotions that each department recommends. This year, he cracked down on promotions and required department chairmen to justify each new appointment. He identifies two reasons for this policy: "We are interested in getting the best possible people, in looking outside as well as inside; and we want the record clear with regard to equal employment opportunities." He does not mention a third reason--the financial difficulties which demand stringency...
...pressure from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Harvard has increased its hiring of blacks and women. These days, if a clever department chairman wants to hire additional non-tenured faculty, he just looks around for an eligible woman or black. The President and Dean also ask department chairmen to submit a list of blacks and women who were considered for each tenure appointment. Dean Dunlop may be cutting financial corners, but not at the expense of the University's affirmative action plan...
...Permanent Committee is banking on more comfortable measures. Last fall committee members visited several department chairmen to talk about the status of women within their departments. They plan to visit the chairmen again next fall on the basis of answers to a questionnaire which the chairmen will complete this summer...
Model One would establish a 21-member graduate student body with Dean Dunlop and R. Victor Jones, dean of the GSAS, as chairmen. This model includes three alternative representation systems...