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EDITORIAL: A vote without a voice
Editorial | 3/11/08
Posted online at 2:31 AM EST on 3/11/08
In response to what it called this "imminent breakdown in the system of faculty dispute resolution," the committee issued a statement last week that it would "defer the review of faculty grievances" until they reach a set of "shared principles" with the Senate and administration. By not taking on any more cases, the committee is saying it cannot fulfill its role, interpreting the faculty handbook, in this environment.
The Senate and faculty committees work with the administration on critical issues facing campus and help foster a healthy dynamic between the two parties. We worry about this relationship falling to pieces.
Inviting non-tenured faculty to participate more fully in the Senate won't improve the Senate's relationship with the administration because these particular faculty members are even less likely than tenured faculty to criticize the administration.
The senate should consist of a mix of representatives from different departments, graduate and undergraduate, tenured and non-tenured. But until the Senate receives the respect it deserves from the administration, it won't be the committee it should be.
The Senate and faculty committees work with the administration on critical issues facing campus and help foster a healthy dynamic between the two parties. We worry about this relationship falling to pieces.
Inviting non-tenured faculty to participate more fully in the Senate won't improve the Senate's relationship with the administration because these particular faculty members are even less likely than tenured faculty to criticize the administration.
The senate should consist of a mix of representatives from different departments, graduate and undergraduate, tenured and non-tenured. But until the Senate receives the respect it deserves from the administration, it won't be the committee it should be.
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