Word: kirke
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Rudd was reported to have said that President Grayson Kirk was "too intransigent" and other groups or persons lacked authority...
Over the weekend, Kirk said that a tripartite committee of students, faculty, and administration would be in complete charge of punishments for the more than 700 students involved in disturbances that have tied up the university since April...
...Kirk thus retracted a statement he made last Thursday, when he claimed that he had final say on all punishments...
...Kirk gave no reason for his switch in position. Informed sources at Columbia, however, say that trustees and faculty members urged him to take the softer stand...
...week's end, tempers had cooled, nearly all police had left campus, and a few professors had even begun to resume teaching classes. Kirk announced that the academic year would be extended for students who need more time to complete their studies and prepare for examinations...