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...year conflict between the faculty of the School of Public Health and its dean, Howard Hiatt, has now involved the school's Alumni Council--where threats have been made to actively disrupt any fundraising efforts on behalf of the school until the faculty and Hiatt come to "just terms...
After President Bok issued his "full and renewed support" for Hiatt two months ago, Hiatt said, "As far as I'm concerned the argument is over. It's time to get back to work." But the argument didn't die. Instead, Bok's remarks to the faculty have further polarized the school and now angered the Alumni Council, whose president wrote Bok an angry letter last month in protest of Bok's "chastising" of the faculty...
Many faculty members have praised Hiatt's goals for the school, but they have also complained that Hiatt disregards their opinions. Consequently, the faculty feel they have no input into school policy. Like the faculty, the Alumni Council hopes to see a concrete agreement between the two groups, giving the faculty "an equal share" of responsibility in the school's decision-making...
...about a year now, Hiatt has been contemplating a $40 million fund drive for the school. Alumni Council dissenters--who threaten to communicate with possible donors and ask them to withhold their contributions--could seriously damage both the financial standing and integrity of the school. A faculty which promises to incessantly protest Hiatt's presence does little to help the matter. Something clearly needs to be done, aside from Bok's chiding of the faculty...
Howard H. Hiatt, dean of the School of Public Health, said the fellowship program "could provide career opportunities for young scholars seeking to practice their discipline in a real-world framework...