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Richardson concluded by assuring that he supported the Kiernan Commission recommendations for alleviating racial imbalance in public schools
Most states have already established similar commissions. Conflict within the Massachusetts state government has delayed appointment of the Commission. Owen B. Kiernan, state Commissioner of Education, wanted the job of allocating funds assigned to the already existing Board of Collegiate Authority, but opponents objected that the Board did not adequately represent the state's colleges...
GEORGE F. KIERNAN Past President...
...bill, proposed by State Commissioner of Education Owen B. Kiernan and already passed by the House, is aimed at controlling or eliminating what Kiernan terms "fly-by-night educational institutions." These are "diploma mills" which provide little or no education for degrees which are officially recognized by the State...
Other bills presented over the past four years which aimed at restricting the diploma mills met stiff opposition from reputable colleges fearful of political infringement on their academic freedom. However, this time the only public opposition to the bill has come from representatives from Curry College, an institution which Kiernan termed "not up to standards...