Word: counters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, many find it hard to swallow Counter'sexplanation of what transpired...
...Withers tells it, the final trusteevote on Counter was regarded as a formality. Itwas assumed he would accept, she said...
...Counter was spoken to on Friday beforethat meeting. The chancellor, Murphy, spoke to himand said, `I'm going to forward your name to theBoard of Trustees for approval, will you acceptthe job?' The story is that he said `yes,'"Withers said. "When you get to the point that yourname is going to the board of trustees--that'salmost like a gentleman's agreement...
During the interval between the school'sannouncement and Counter's refusal, Withers said,some faculty members speculated that theirdesignated leader was trying to get CUNY to agreeto give greater support to the small Brooklyncommunity college...
Some of the faculty grew so impatient duringthe wait that they called Counter, Withers said.She added that she does not believe reports thatthe professors discouraged Counter from taking thepost. She said the calls came from people who"would not have called to discourage him." Sheadded that "many of us felt it was inappropriate"to contact Counter about his decision...