Board of Trustees Adds Six Members

Professor Denied Tenu Higher-Ups See p il iln r inl, page i Dr. Kirsner said, "i don't consider it appropriate to com By PHYLLIS HONIG ment on the vote. The vote is passed on to the dean, who euiotr "The whole decision making process passes it on to higherjechelons." A member of the department of foreign languages has During an interview with UM President Henry King been denied tenure by the administration and he believes he case has been colored from its very beginning Stamford and Vice President for Academic Affairs Carl Mc had been denied primarily because of his faculty unionizing by the vehement anti-union sentiments so freely Kenry, Dr. Gorman said ihov informed him his appeal would activities. be placed in the hands of the Committee on Rank, Salary, and Conditions of Employment. Dr. John Gorman, who came tn UM as an assistant expressed, both publicly and privately, by so professor of German in the fall or 1967, said, "I expected to Dr. Gorman said letters written to Dr. Stanford by receive tenure in May 1973, but was given a terminal contract many of those who have passed judgement on students in his behalf were missing from the file given to the instead." Committee. After he pressed the matter, the Committee was me* finally able to obtain the letters from the President's office. Tenure, says the Faculty Manual, is when "any faculty member having tenure shall have his appointments continued —Dr. John Gorman, According to the Faculty Manual, he says he might have from year to year without necessity for annual or other already acquired tenure. He said his prior service at Lamar renewal thereof." assistant professor of German State College in Beaumont, Texas should have been included A terminal contract, the Facility Manual states, is one in in his probationary period for the earning of tenure. which a regular appointment to tne faculty may be terminated Dr. Gorman said he tried several times to get his service at the close of any academic year within the probationary lored from its very beginning by the vehement anti-union sons in my department, who have neither doctorates, nor pub at Lamar included on his record with little success. period of seven years by written notice, "either by the Univer sentiments so freely expressed, both publicly and privately, lications, are being retained, promoted, and granted tenure," sity of intention not to appdint or by the faculty member of "I had already acquired tenure as of May, 1973, when I by so many of those who have passed judgement on me. he said. "Under these circumstances, the decision to terminate had received a contract continuing my employment at the intention not to return. A decision not to reappooint needs no me simply cannot stand the test of objective professional ex University beyond that date." justification." "It seems obvious to me that after May 1972, when I began my efforts as vice president of the local AAUP chapter amination." Dr. Gorman described the history of his tenure denial: The Committee presented the results of their deliberations "I appealed at once to President Stanford, since the Fac to organize the faculty, I became a special case, to be singled tn Dr. Stanford on Oct. 29, 1973. Two months later, Dr. Stan ulty Manual provided no other mechanism for review of such out for discriminatory treatment aimed at removing me from His tenure votes fell into three catagories; yes, no, and ford, after consulting with the administration's legal council, decisions," Dr. Gorman saiti. "Ten months after my original the campus." turned Dr Gorman's case over to the Tenure Review Board. appeal, I find myself right back where I started last May." abstain. He said he was told by ex-chairman of the foreign Dr. Gorman said he haa two books and several articles in language department. Dr. Robert Kirsner, the affirmative "Up to now my willingness to be patient and go through votes outnumbered the negative votes. However, a negative Dr. Gorman, now treasurer of the UM chapter of the prinL channels has resulted in nothing but delay," Dr. Gorman said. American Association of University Professors (AAUP) said, recommendation had been made and passed through the "The whole decision making process in my case has been co- "I find I am being terminated at a time when other per higher echelons of the administration. See page 3 sports r special Fran Reviews The All Campus Basket- % ball Game ... page 12 ttrrirant Exorcist'... page 6 Vol. 49 No. 37 Tuesday, March 5, 1974 Ph. 2844401 Board Of Trustees Adds Six Members The UM Board of Trustees Trustees in 1957 to recognize S. Billings was elected to now includes 42 regular elected six new members and outstanding achievement. serve as another vice chair trustees plus UM President awarded Emil Gould the Gould, president of Hous man. Order of Merit for outstand ing Engineers of Florida, Inc., The board reelected all Henry King Stanford who is ing leadership last Wednes is the 33rd recipient of the officers of the University and an ex-officio member, six day. honor. Edward F. Swenson. Jr. and alumni trustees and 20 trust The government of the The board reelected R. James M. Cox, Jr., both ees emeriti. Bunn Gautier, Jr. as chair trustees since 1964, were The number of members in affairs of UM is vested in the man and Stuart W. Patton as Board elected trustees emeriti. the board can never be fewer vice chairman. Trustee James The UM Board of Trustees than 20. Neither the President nor any faculty member of UM may be a trustee unless the BoarjJ so authorizes at a meeting regularly called and Remember The Rules held. The Board has the power By LUTHER JONES once they have accumu to delegate authority. Basi Hurncarst Rstasrttr cally this delegation is to the lated 10 points, they can President of UM, who in Beware of campaign be disqualified. One tum, delegates authority to ing — illegally that is. candidate has already the officers in charge of vari Candidates for been heavily fined," ous units. Undergradqate Student Lieberman said. The four regular trustees Body Government Usually only 25 per elected are John W. Fleming, (USBG) offices can be cent of the student body Photo bv LARRY GREEN* Fort Lauderdale attorney disqualified for illegal participates in the USBG and out streaked seven naked students. who received his J.D. degree Streakers Strike from the UM School of Law campaigning before April presidential elections. The newest rage in college pranks hit the A photographer chased the "nudies" to the in 1949 and who is chairman 7,1974. Lieberman is hoping to UM campus on Sunday night. While Frank Memorial building where he snapped the picture. of the University's Broward USBG elections are get a larger turnout this Capra, director, was lecturing to students in the .As he walked away, one streaker said, Endowment Committee; Dr. April 10 and 11. year and said, "voting is International Lounge, the elevator door opened "There will be more to come." Johnny L. Jones, deputy su perintendent of Dade County The positions open this the only way a student Public Schools and president semester are president, expresses himself during Kenny Lieberman of J & W Educational Associ vice-president, treasurer elections and I encourage ... election cammi*tion ates, Inc.; Neil Schiff, and several Senate seats. everyone to vote." chairman president of Neil Schiff Ken Lieberman, chair The election commis- Disabled Try To Lower Barriers Construction Company and s i o n is looking for Snapper Creek Homes, Inc., man of the Elections hour shift and attend By Shelley Wecksler ly 15 to 20 PHP members, "If they start teaching encountered architectural Commission said there students to work securi two meetings. barriers on the WM former president of the UM Of Tilt Hurricana Stall includir" both students it in school, it will become Citizens Board and former have been rumors of ille ty and work as pages Security will be strict campus. In the library, for m The Black, the Jew, the and noi ••tudents from the second hand," he said. alu nus trustee; and Ellen gal campaigning on during the election. er than in the previous American Indian ... all Miami area. McGinty cited several example there are two se- p a r a t e elevators, one Knight Whiteside Executive campus. However, stat The salary is $1.85 an years. members of minority Anne Barber, president architectural barriers in 'with Biscayne Kennel Club, ing and proving incidents hour and you will be re Call x-3082 for infor groups. of PHP and a UM fresh the community which going from the ground floor to the second floor Inc are two different things. quired to work a four- mation. How many people think man English teacher iden pose problems for the dis Whiteside is joining three tified two problems with abled person. He said and another from the Section 4 of the USBG of the physically disabled second floor to the third other women already on the individual as belonging to which the physically often times the disabled statutes under Elections handicapped must deal: person is not allowed to floor. This means the dis board. •. minority group? abled student must get off New alumni members and Political Parties More On Drug Bust the architectural barrier enter a movie theatre states that no distribu Presently, there is an and the attitudinal barrier. because he is considered a at the second floor, find elected are Lawrence H. the librarian and have her Adams AB '51, southeast tion of campaign litera organization on campus Bob McGinty, vice- fire hazard.

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