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In the past, the frequent turnover of visiting professors—who typically remain in the department for one to three years—has resulted in a lack of continuity for painting students.
Patrick A. Gordon ’11, who is pursuing a secondary field in VES, said that a tenure-track professor would provide “stability” in the department.
At the same time, Rooney said she still sees value in the circuit of visiting professors in the VES department because the system makes it possible to incorporate working artists into the department, providing students with a diversity of perspectives.
In better times, said History Department Chair Lizabeth Cohen, the Department might have had the opportunity to use visiting professors to temporarily take over courses for professors on leave. In the current financial climate, it is increasingly relying on College Fellows—scholars who have just completed their graduate...
Nancy L. Rosenblum, chair of the Government Department, said that the administration has approved only enough of a “visitor budget adequate to meet our most basic needs.” She added that the limited funds entirely precluded bringing in faculty from other schools of the University...