Word: puseys
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
President Pusey's move this week to include Law students in the selection of the Law School's next dean may be an indication of broader changes to be instituted by President-elect Derek C. Bok when he takes office in July...
...Pusey's letter (see below) to Abram J. Chayes '43, chairman of the Law School Student-Faculty Committee on Governance, reflects a consciousness of student opinion uncharacteristic of Pusey's 17-year tenure...
Clearly, Bok conferred with Pusey about seeking student participation in choosing a new Law dean. In his letter, Pusey emphasizes repeatedly that the choice of the next dean will be made in close consultation with Bok and that they concur on the need for involving students in the selection process...
...Pusey also points out that traditionally "the power of appointment rests in the President and Fellows." This is a power which he guarded carefully in selecting deans of the University: seldom did Pusey confer with a large number of students about candidates for deans or about the qualities which should be sought...
...Instead, Pusey relied heavily on individual consultations with selected faculty and, on occasion, with well-screened students. This method was painfully apparent in the Corporation's search for a new president, even though Francis H. Burr '35- not Pusey- headed that effort...