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Dunster House Master Karel F. Liem will be in charge of deciding whether to investigate complaints that he was influenced by a tutor in the hiring of the tutor's brother, girl-friend and two longtime friends, Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 said Wednesday...
When Dunster tutors and students raised concerns about what they perceived as unfair hiring practices--the alleged influence of Dunster House Assistant Senior Tutor Vincent W. Li '87 in the hiring of his brother, his girlfriend and two longtime friends--they soon discovered they had nowhere to turn...
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...
...beyond the institutional questions, there is an even larger problem at Dunster House: Karel Liem. His handling of the Nobel Ignatiev case last spring was despicable, too. When Ignatiev, a non-resident tutor, spoke out about, of all things, a kosher toaster, he was, as Liem would say, "non-rehired"--the tutorial equivalent of a firing...
...legendary cavern will be equipped with bleachers, lights, an overhead grid and a sound system, according to Adams House non-resident tutor Richard E. Nash '92. Nash has already produced three plays in the space without the specialized equipment...