E2066 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 18, 2004 then—in 1964—Mr. Campaigne noted in his Because of you, those conservative ideas tinue building on his research while teaching foreword that the Fabians were seeing ‘‘their are now the mainstream of the American po- various undergraduate courses, ranging from power threatened by a smaller, but equally litical debate. large introduction classes to smaller, studio aggressive and growing, group of conserv- And because of you, and your trail-blazing atives.’’ leadership, the future is bright for conserv- format, groups of students. I first met Phil Crane in the summer of ative ideas in America. Professor Coppola is highly esteemed not 1964 at an Intercollegiate Studies Institute As you retire, and as a self-appointed only at the University of Michigan, but in the summer school at Lake Forest College in Il- spokesman for all of those who have had the larger academic community. His work in the linois. Phil was a graduate of Hillsdale Col- honor of serving on your staff over the last field of teaching and learning should be ap- lege, an Army Veteran, and a bright young 35 years, we salute you, we always will ad- plauded. Mr. Speaker, I ask that all of my col- professor of history at Bradley University in mire you, and we look forward to continuing leagues join me in congratulating Professor Peoria, having recently received his Ph.D. to work together with you to advance our Coppola for his accomplishments and his from Indiana University where ‘‘his aca- ideas in the years ahead. demic record had never been excelled.’’ dedication to the future of this great Nation. Ever the teacher, for more than forty f f years, on America’s college and university CONGRATULATING PROFESSOR campuses, and in his committees, on the PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE Floor of the House of Representatives, and BRIAN COPPOLA TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DO- before countless audiences around the Na- MESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE MILI- tion, a singular leader of that ‘‘aggressive HON. JOHN D. DINGELL TARY ACT and growing group of conservatives’’ has OF MICHIGAN been Phil Crane. Looking back on the period since the Gold- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER water/Johnson election in 1964, the conclu- Thursday, November 18, 2004 OF NEW YORK sion is inescapable that Phil Crane’s intel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lectual and political leadership has been cru- Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cial to the rise of conservative ideas in this congratulate and pay tribute to University of Thursday, November 18, 2004 country, and that his dedication to our Michigan Professor Brian Coppola on his se- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I have in- shared ideas of freedom and free enterprise, lection as the 2004 Michigan Professor of the troduced the Prevention of and Response to limited government, traditional values and a Year. Professor Coppola was chosen for his strong national defense has truly changed Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in the the world. dedication to teaching and commitment to his Military Act. This bill will address the ongoing From the day in December 1969, shortly students. problem of violence against women in our after he won the special election to succeed The Professors of the Year Award Program U.S. Armed Forces. There have been at least Don Rumsfeld, in the old 12th District, when was created in 1981 to increase awareness of 261 reported cases of sexual assault in cur- he asked me to be one of the first employees the importance of undergraduate instruction at rent operations in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan on his Congressional staff, I have witnessed all types of higher education institutions. The and Bahrain between August 2002 and No- Phil lead his colleagues in legislative bat- tles. Some of them have been successful, program rewards outstanding professors for vember 2004, as well as at least 27 cases of even if forgotten, like eliminating the New their devotion to higher education. They seek sexual assault prior to deployment. My legisla- Deal prohibition on the individual citizen’s excellence in their recipients not only in their tion will help address this issue by improving right to own gold. involvement and interest in students, but also prevention programs, enhancing victim treat- Others were successful in their own right, in their contribution to the academic commu- ment services and changing the Uniform Code and led to much bigger things later on, like nity. Professor Coppola demonstrates an in- of Military Justice to more effectively deal with stopping President Nixon’s so-called ‘‘family credible involvement with his students, as well perpetrators of these crimes. assistance plan’’, which led to the eventual as using his innovative teaching techniques to overhaul of our whole federal welfare sys- For too long, the problem of sexual assault tem. contribute to the university and the teaching in the military has been brushed under the Still others were, shall we say, ‘‘ahead of profession as a whole. rug. Women and men who report sexual as- their time,’’ like his efforts to prohibit fed- Professor Coppola contributes immeas- sault are often ignored or demoted, while per- eral operating subsidies for mass transit, and urably to both the University of Michigan and petrators go unpunished—or are even pro- to repeal the private express statutes. to and to the field of teaching and learning moted. We cannot continue to tolerate this cul- But there was always one thing that his through his commitment to students and legislative initiatives, like his speeches, and ture of abuse, which has destroyed lives, ca- his participation in floor debates had in com- teaching. In his classes he strives for a more reers and families. A soldier’s job is perilous mon: they were always based on solid con- involved role for students—instead of a tradi- enough—how can they serve with a criminal in servative principles. tional lecture format he encourages student-to- their own ranks? Phil Crane has always known that with a student learning—forcing students to under- My bill seeks to transform the process used principled position and a determination to stand and apply what they have heard and by the military to handle abuse of its own sol- focus his efforts, he could make a difference. read. He has researched his innovative meth- diers. It will make important changes to the Building unlikely coalitions ranging across the political spectrum in a bipartisan way, od of teaching, and has found that 80 percent Uniform Code of Military Justice to make cer- Phil broke down barriers and created new al- of the students in his classes who have been tain that those who commit crimes are dealt liances to expand the free society. critiquing their peers and thinking on their own with swiftly and harshly. The legislation will en- His early leadership role in the founding of develop analytical abilities comparable to sec- sure that victims are protected and have ac- the Republican Study Committee as a voice ond and third-year graduate students. This cess to both physical and mental treatment for the majority viewpoint within the then number is in contrast to 10 percent of students and care. We must change entirely the culture minority and, for the last ten years, major- in a traditional lecture course. Through his that permits this kind of abuse to occur. It is ity party, is recounted today in political unique and involved focus on individual stu- science textbooks. my hope that this bill is a first step in that di- Undergirding Phil’s legislative achieve- dents, he challenges undergraduates to ex- rection. ments and his House procedural and struc- press ideas clearly and apply them to case This legislation updates and revises the Uni- tural reforms was his fundamental under- studies, thus helping them to develop skills form Code of Military Justice to incorporate standing that ideas have consequences. that will help them throughout their future ca- Federal statues addressing sexual assault, do- His understanding of the Founding Fathers reers. mestic violence, family violence and stalking. and the system they so carefully designed re- Professor Coppola has extended his ideas The definition of sexual assault is expanded to sulted in the publication of his second book, which still should be a primer for conserv- to the academic community as a whole. He include a wider range of sexual misconduct. atives interested in the basic principles of has published 83 articles on teaching and The bill also closes loopholes in Federal law our system, The Sum of Good Government. learning, making his findings available to col- relative to interstate domestic violence and en- Ahead of his time as a conservative idea leagues across the country. He supplements forcement of protection orders. leader, Phil wrote in that book, ‘‘Once people his written findings with numerous lectures, Moreover, the bill establishes two senior ex- are willing to admit the possibility of alter- both as an invited speaker and by organizing ecutive level offices, Director of Special Inves- natives, the battle is more than half won and his own education symposia. In addition to his tigations and Office of the Victims’ Advocate. the time for refinements of a ‘conservative reform platform’ will be at hand.’’ impressive publication record, he has been in- The Director of Special Investigations would Phil, your work has been critical in find- volved with 38 successfully funded external support timely and appropriate investigations ing, endorsing, and fighting for the possi- grants related to teaching that total over $8.5 of sexual assault, domestic violence, family vi- bility of those conservative alternatives. million. These grants have allowed him to con- olence and stalking and would implement and

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