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Neither man has the deanship sewn up, however, the sources stressed. Bok could always reverse field and opt for a candidate he had previously discarded, or select someone like H. Stuart Hughes, Gurney Professor of History and Political Science, who is believed still in the running, or even pick someone as yet unmentioned...
...black. At that time, there were more Africans than American blacks at Harvard, and the independence movements in Africa were very much in the news. The disagreement ended with a compromise, giving Afro a freedom comparable to that of Harvard's final clubs, the right to select its members by vote...
Second, in choosing among candidates to fill any position, we must base our decisions entirely on the candidate's ability to carry out the responsibilities that the position requires. At the faculty level, and particularly for tenured positions, we must select the persons most likely to make the greatest contribution to scholarship and teaching in their respective fields. Affirmative action must not be construed to justify the appointment of less qualified persons from any group simply to provide role models or atone for past short-comings. Reverse discrimination is illegal under Federal law and under HEW guidelines. It is grossly...
...have a representative or political character. Consider school principals of a large city. Certainly merit should be a factor in their employment. Should it be the only factor? They must deal with communities and students and teachers and politicians. A representative character should prevail to some extent in their selection. Should their selection then be on the basis of group quotas? No, the best guide to attaining representative character is found in certain features of the political process itself: the balanced ticket, the struggle over who should get a nomination in a specific district, the attempt of political chairmen...
Columbia agreed last week to revise its proceedures for monitoring the Affirmative Action Plan, providing for more frequent reviews by the Federal agency of the University's hiring, Waggoner said. It will allow HEW to oversee the proceedures used to select a new administrator before a position is finally filled...