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Apparently, the APA has come around to Kain's view. A staff report released last week recommended that the full APA extend CRP's accreditation for another five-year term...
...department has been embroiled in controversy since John F. Kain, professor of Economics, took over as chairman of the CRP in 1975 and introduced a more multidisciplinary curriculum, which includes courses in economics and political analysis as well as planning...
Francois Vigier, professor of City and Regional Planning and chairman of the department from 1969 to 1971, and other critics repeatedly criticized Kain for emphasizing economics over planning both on curriculum and faculty appointments...
...Kain says that the APA objections were vague and did not acknowledge the planning experience of those faculty without degrees in planning. He added that he supplied the APA with more information about the curriculum...
...Kain is one of the faculty members Vigier mentions with little professional planning experience. Vigier says Kain has harmed the department by bringing in junior faculty who share his outlook on city planning...