Goulet Fills

.. .Budget — page 5 VOL. XV, NO. 105 an independent student newspaper serving not re dame and saint mary’s THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1981 Author Kelly Suit settlement Frese receives tenure reads for i r z By DAN LE DUC her tenure after she was turned and JOHN M. HIGGINS down by four committees, by the Lit Fest dean four times, and by the provost The proposed settlement of the four times undermines the Commit faculty class action sex discrimina tee.” By MARY AGNES CAREY tion suit against the University in Another member of the depart Staff Reporter cludes tenuring Delores Frese, ment confirmed a report in The principal plaintiff in the suit, accord Observer yesterday that Ms. Frese Robert Kelly, author of 40 books ing to members of the English would be tenured "is accurate, ” but and currently a professor at Bard Department. refused to comment further. College, spoke to a near capacity University counsel, Timothy crowd in the Library Auditorium last In addition, a fourth member of McDevitt refused to discuss the night as the Sophomore Literary Fes the department’s tenure committee case. “The University will com tival continued into its fourth day. disclosed that he also plans to resign ment," he said, “but only at a point Kelly read selections from his books Convections and Kill The Messenger as well as some of his cur rent projects. Kelly began the reading with "A Canticle for John The issue is the University’s possible Baptist" in which the biblical figure dances "his own dance after his settling out of court. What is upsetting beheading for the sake of solem people is that they’re not going through the nity.” Kelly continued the reading with legal process and getting a presumably fair “Purity,” “The Traveler," and other and just verdict. ’ selections he had planned “to read to an audience that’s heavily Cat holic." "Easter” and an untitled piece dealing with the author’s first impressions of the Notre Dame from the board. after Judge Sharp has ultimately ac Grotto, along with "Orpheus," ded Committee member Robert Lordi cepted and approved the agreement icated to to “the shop steward of our said yesterday that he will resign if we’ve reached with the plaintiff profession." Ms. Frese is granted tenure as a class." Kelly also read “Postcards From result of the settlement. Lordi’s statement brings to four The Underworld,” which he Observing the responses of bouse crickets to a mating call, “ I don’t like the way they ( the Uni the number of committee members described as “little narrative Richard Cordova takes part in an animal behavior experiment in versity) handled it,” he said. “Giving who have announced their resigna snatches one might have said after Galvin Life Center, (photo by Linda Shanahan) tion contingent upon the outcome visting the underworld" along with of the proposed settlement. "The Exercyclc,” in which a girl dis covers a vehicle "an uncle rides his Members Walter Davis, Leslie Martin, and James Robinson sub six-packs away on. ” mitted letters of resignation from Kelly concluded his reading with SMC’s McKee appethe nine member committee Tues “a revelation. ” The selection, partial day to University President Fr. ly based on a translation of a Stefen Theodore Hesburgh and other ad George poem, describes the begin By MARGIE BRASSIL two years credit for teaching at ministrators and faculty. ning of the human race. Kelly, The question of tenure is Saint Mary ’s Executive Editor other colleges, giving him the full six “I feel, and other people feel, that however, said that “most Bibles tell reviewed by the Committee on Rank years of teaching necessary to be there is no merit to the case,” Lordi the story backwards,” and explains and Tenure and a recommendation A recent decision handed down considered for tenure. said. "I don’t like being called unfair that women created and educated is made to President John Duggan. by the Saint Mary’s College Board of “I was in a state of disbelief when I and unjust. That's what the Univer men for their own purpose until Duggan then presents the recom Regents to deny tenure to Dr. Mic heard I had been denied tenure,” sity giving her hack to us is saying." they "fell" for their creations. mendations to the Board of Regents hael McKee, chairman of the Col said McKee. “Right now I’m very Davis refused to confirm that he Authors Romulus Linncy, Herbert who make the final decision. The lege’s Sociology Department is in hopeful for the appeal. I think we plans to resign. However, he did Gold, Anthony Hecht and Margaret reasons for receiving or being the process of appeal. have a man in Jack Duggan who will comment on the discontent within Atwood will conclude the festival denied tenure are kept confidential. McKee has taught at Saint Mary’s live up to the ideals of social justice the committee. which continues through Sunday. According to McKee, the College for only four years, but has received that we all talk about ” has always emphasized the impor "The issues that the resignations tance of teaching over publishing arc responding to is not just Delores works to the professors. “Every getting tenured," he said. “The issue semester I have recieved high stu is the University's possible settling dent evaluations. These are of out of court. What Is upsetting primary importance by the defini people is that they’re not going Goulet fills Ju tion and by direction of the Presi through the legal process and get dent, at least according to ting a presumably fair and just ver everything we've heen told.” dict.” By JEFF CHOPPIN Brazil, in 1963. McKee is the author of a sociology “I have acted in accordance with Staff Reporter A pioneer in the study of ethics of development, textbook, Social Problems, which my own convictions in the matter," Goulet began exploring this new interdisciplinary he uses in his course and has written Martin said. "I submit my resigna A unique professorship devoted to promoting realm in 1956. For 10 years, he served a series of ap about 1 5 articles, which he believes tion as of the dale that the settle scholarly activities in support of justice was established prenticeships in France, Spain, Algeria, Lebanon, and should have fulfilled his require ment Is signed ' at Notre Dame in 1979. Denis Goulet subsequently was Brazil, to become familiar with development and the ment for publishing. Robinson refused to comment named the William and Dorothy O’Neill Professor in sociology of underdevelopment. He has lived among In response to McKee’s denial of beyond confirming the submission Education for Justice. nomadic tribesmen in the Sahara, and worked as a fac tenure, students gathered in LeMans of his resignation. "This endowed chair, the first of its kind anywhere, tory hand and laborer. Goulet has also served on lobby last night to discuss what they The current suit is a combination underlines the University’s mission of applying the fruit development planning teams assisting national govern could do to help the appeal. Mary of two separate class action suits. of research and other educational pursuits to mankind’s ments, and studied social change planning in univer Ryan, a senior, told the students that One was filed by Josephine Ford and advancement throughout the world,” University Presi sities and research institutes. they should write letters to Duggan, Elisabeth Fiorenza including all dent Fr Theodore Hcsburgh said at the time. In 1966, he began a period of teaching, writing and voicing their concern and support of tenured female faculty employed af Fr. Hcsburgh also said of Goulet,"We are fortunate to research in the United States and Canada. In addition, he McKee. ter 1974; the other by Ms. Frese have an alumnus with the extraordinary vision to sup has continued to make field trips to research sites in less Ms. Ryan and three other students including all tenured and non port a professorship specifically devoted to relating the developed countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Guinea- talked to Duggan on Monday about tenured female faculty employed af University's in Bissau, Cape Verde, Senegal, and seven South American the tenure decision. "Dr. Duggan ter 1978. The suits were tellectual THURSDAY nations. His publications include six books and some 90 admired the students concern about consolidated last spring when a trial resources.” articles and monographs. the situation but said that the stu date was set tor Nov. 22. That and a Denis Goulet Goulet says that the University is sending out con dents don’t really enter into the subsequent date were postponed is a senior fel- "FOCUS flicting signals to the students. The two signals are decision of appeal. However he did because of the possibility of a settle low of the "primacy of success and making it and the need for say that letters from students would ment. Overseas Development Council. He received bac Christian commitment to global justice, compassion be looked at and considered and not The suit charges that the Univer helor's and master’s degrees in philosophy from Saint and spiritual values. He states that the sociological ignored, "said Ms. Ryan. sity has systematically discriminated Paul’s College in Washington, D C., a master’s degree in reason for the conflicting signals is that Notre Dame still Duggan said he could not com against women in the areas of social planning from the Paris-based Institut dc Rec is a “staging arena ” for Roman Catholics to enter the ment upon the appeal because it was promotion, salary, departmental as- herche ct de Fromation en Vue du Dcvelopemcnt in 1 signments and other employment See CHAIR, page 5 a personal matter and therefore 1960, and a doctorate from the University ofSao Paulo, must be kept confidential.

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