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...away on the same Law School campus, Professor Charles Nesson '60 sits alone in a modest office decorated in subdued colors which seem to reflect his manner both in person and on television. From this unassuming office, the soft-spoken evidence specialist has frequently made plans to host ABC's "Viewpoint," a special news broadcast that examines the media itself. He and Miller have also moderated separate CBS specials about the media and both appear in "That Delicate Balance," a 12-part public television series that analyzes the constitution...
Television not only enables these professors to extend the size of their classrooms, but also to work with people who might never turn up for a first-year lecture. And when Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, and Lauren Bacall spend time with Nesson and Miller examining issues like privacy, most likely thousands of viewers will tune in. "I've spent 15 years examining the issue of privacy." Miller says, adding "And now I have none." But Miller does not bemoan his loss of privacy, explaining that when he feels down and someone yells from a moving car, "'Hey Arthur, great show...
Other professors flatly refute Nesson's version of the period. "Dean Griswold did not play favorites." David R. Herwitz., Scott Professor of Law, says, adding. "The atmosphere was not stifling...
Almost all faculty members who agree that a split exists say that the rift becomes most apparent in faculty appointment debates. As Nesson charges. "The polarization of the faculty has brought us to a point where people must choose up sides. "The polarization of the faculty has brought us to a point where people must choose up sides, where a young person worrying about tenure will inevitably be lead to think in terms of political alliances...
Whatever the effects of the current disagreement, the future may bring the Law faculty closer to reconciliation. Nesson describes the faculty's discussion on his memo as "satisfactory," and one law professor says the very fact that people are talking about the issue shows the atmosphere is less tense. "We're on the road to reconciliation." Nesson says. But as another faculty member notes. "It's hard to tell how long the road will...