Word: turmoils
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, two tutors have already resigned since the turmoil began. Cynthia Palmer, assistant senior tutor in charge of fellowships, and Austin C. Lin, a nonresident tutor in computer science, both said they left in part because of the alleged impropriety and a feeling that Liem was stifling their opinions...
...Eight tutors in Dunster House charge that a house official influenced House Master Karel F. Liem in the hiring of the official's brother, girlfriend and longtime friend as resident tutors. "The official the hired tutors, and Liem all deny any impropriety. Two tutors resign during the turmoil. Dean of the College Fred Jewett '57 eventually leaves any investigation of the matter to Liem...
...10th year on the job. He is currently being treated for a serious illness, and Lt. Lawrence J. Murphy temporarily assumed his duties late last month. There is no timetable for Johnson's return, and some officers wonder if the chief will come back to a department in turmoil...
...change in management comes at a precipitous time for the chief and the Harvard police. Johnson, a former Boston police area commander in Roxbury and Mattapan, has come under fire from security guards and some police officers for a hands-off management style some say has led to turmoil in the guard unit and throughout the department...
Dunster's turmoil results from two problems: lack of student involvement, and lack of accountability. It would be easy to remedy the first. The tutor hiring process should be standardized across all houses. Student committees should play a large role in reviewing candidates and should have greater influence over hiring decisions. In Dunster House, Owen Young placed last on the students' list of candidates for a music tutorship, but the Liems hired him anyway...