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...amendments passed-proposed by H. Stuart Hughes, Gurney Professor of History and Political Sciences, and already defeated by the Faculty Council-changed the wording of that paragraph to delete the clauses relating to "lack of responsiveness," "as damaging as some of the more overt violations," and "procedures to review, assess and make accountable...
Instead, the paragraph would read: "It is expected of officers of administration and instruction that they will show themselves sensitive to broadly felt dissatisfaction in the University community and to widely perceived needs for change. In particular they should give full and fair hearings and prompt answers to grievances and should consult with those concerned...
...paragraph in question is "ambiguous and misleading," Hughes said. "'Responsiveness' is a rather slippery word, and in contemporary usage comes close to meaning giving the answer...
...third paragraph establishes "freedom of speech and academic freedom, freedom from personal force and violence, and freedom of movement" as the rights of all members of the University...
...Students could read the fourth paragraph and accuse Faculty members of insensitivity to widely-felt needs for change, using this as a justification for violating parts of the previous paragraph. I feel this is a needed clarification and so do several of my colleagues," Maass said last week...