Word: committeee
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THE first problem with the treatment of the report was that it had its teeth removed by the Faculty Committee. Months of effort by a competent and dedicated senior faculty committee deserved more than a cursory examination by a steering committee that met behind closed doors.
Not surprisingly, the Faculty Committee attempted to appear progressive while nickel-and-diming the report's recommendations to death.
The Verba Committee asked for senior faculty members to act as spokespersons for each department's recruiting efforts. Unfortunately, most of this vision did not survive the steering committee. The proposed senior faculty representatives were replaced by department chairs. Independent faculty representatives would be more likely to put the goals...
ANOTHER casualty of the Faculty Committee was the Verba Report's recommendation that departmental affirmative action representatives form a standing faculty committee that would evaluate each department's progress. This committee would be headed by an associate dean for affirmative action. With regular meetings and a focused agenda, this committee...
Mas-Colell contends that he does not need the committee to effect change, relying instead on "quiet diplomacy." Quiet diplomacy and friendly dealing are not the solution to the minority faculty problem, but the root cause. It is precisely because hiring in the past has been free from administrative oversight...