Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1985-1986 Student Newspapers 5-6-1986 College Voice Vol. 9 No. 21 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1985_1986 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "College Voice Vol. 9 No. 21" (1986). 1985-1986. 2. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1985_1986/2 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1985-1986 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. MAY 6,1986 f VOLUME IX, NO. 21 . AD FONTES No Tenure For Deredita by Fernando Espuelas-Asenjo Publisher Advisory Committee and the President have simply John F. Deredita, former fabricated a case against my Associate Professor of tenure, ignoring the responsi- Hispanic Studies, was denied ble professional judgement of tenure on April 16 by Presi- my former department," said dent Oakes Ames upon the recommendation of the Ad- Deredita. In a letter to Ames, dated visory Committee on Appoint- February 2, 1986, Professor ments, Promotions, and Ter- Rice categorically affirmed her mination of Appointments. support of Deredita and urged "I concur with the majority the President to grant him of the Committee. We have reviewed the evidence as tenure. Deredita was first denied in thoroughly and fairly as possi- February of 1984. The second ble. My conclusion is that the tenure denial was handed decision of May, 1985 not to down in May <if 1985. grant tenure must stand," Fanning Takeover. Foreground Activists from left to right: Erik Rosado, Sheila Gallagher, Frank The April 16 tenure denial 'wrote Ames to Deredita. Tuitt (with hat), and Richard Greenwald. Photo by: Jennifer Caulfield. was the last stage in a process Besides an acknowledge- of appeal begun when the ment that the decision had been taken 'with great care,' in ·Grievance Committee, in November of 1985, found regards to all of the evidence Fanning Takeover "that there is evidence of pro- which was presented, Ames cedural violations of IFF (In- had no further comment. "As Chair of the (Advisory) formation for Faculty hand- ·book) during the second Forces Action Committee, I am bound by the review of Mr. Deredita's case by Fernando Espuelas-Asenjo running out of time, let's do American/Black African rules of confidentiality and '(in may of 1985)." it." Sipping apple juice and studies major; increase in the \ cannot comment on this Publisher & In the Advisory Cynthia Fazzar! making jokes, Reed Thomp- minority enrollment to 15otoby \ case," said Professor Marion Committee's report to Ames, Assistant News Editor son worries. "Can we get the class of 1991; increase in E. Dora, Chairperson of the dated April 15, both the ma- Seven people are sitting another padlock? Do you have minority faculty; a resolution Advisory Committee. jority and minority views were around a table in Abbey. It's one?" -Reporter's Notebook of the questions "concerning "The methods used to deny reported. 9:35, Wednesday night, April After eighteen and a half the directorship of the Office I me tenure have been found to "The basic question in this 3/. Sheila Gallagher puffs on 0 hours, a group of 54 concern- .Q.,[ M),Qort:L:¥ , tJHlcJlt I be in violation of the rules of case is whether the quality of Merit, smiling often as she ed majority and minority Affairs";improvements to the faculty ... Tenure has been Mr. Deredita's teaching dur- shuffles through documents. students unlocked the doors of Unity House; and at the denied, to me in utter ing his probationary period Richard Greenwald, in a but- Fanning Hall. Their occupa- resolution of the protest, im- disregard of and contempt for warranted a tenure recommen- ton down, blue oxford shirt, tion began at 4:55 A.M. munity from prosecution for both authoritative, unanimous dation ... The majority of the sits, rocking his chair on its Thursday May I, and ended at all the protestors. departmental recommenda- Committee regretfully con- hind legs. amazed and excited 11:15 P.M. when the Ad- "I don't think the demands tion issued by Professor Argyll cludes that it finds no new that it's going to happen. ministration's Senior Staff are radical- they can' be met . Rice (former chair of the evidence or interpretations Frankie Tuitt, a silver anchor and protestors jointly signed a with goodwill and hard Hispanic Studies Department) which address this issue that necklace hanging from his statement, outlining steps to work," said Bruce Kirmmse, at the end of 1983, and over- would support a recommenda- neck, says, "It's going to be a improve minority life a Con- associate professor of history. whelmingly favorable student · tion favoring grant of tenure; big fight for all of us. " Trying necticut College. The protest "] think the minorities are opinion, which has been ex- ! read the conclusion of the to keep up with the conversa- was peaceful from beginning pampered beyond reason. The pressed clearly and repeatedly majority. .continued on p. 9 tion, his pen racing across a to end. Administration has been over these three years, The yellow legal-sized pad, Dan "We are fifty-four diehards preoccupied with the Besse writes down the state- who are not trying to get atten- minorities in exclusion of ment, making light of the tion, but an adequate other concerns," said William group's seriousness. Bass Ale response," senior Richard Frasure, associate professor of in one hand, a pack of Greenwald said. government. Marlboro 25's in the other, The students demanded that The protest was sparked by Jed Alfred, doesn't want to the Administration create: an a twenty-seven page "State- mince words, "Don't dilute affirmative action plan; sen- ment of Expression", submit- it, " he says. Christine Owens sitivity training for the staff; ted to President Oakes Ames looks down and nods, "we're development of an Afro- , Continued on p.7. Students Protest Tenure Decisions students to increase awareness Duffy '86, said that the Professor Madeline Chu. Photo by: Geoffrey K. Wagg. by William F. Walter amongst students and staff of foreign language departments Editor-in-Chief Emeritus what she called the had developed extensively in TUESDAY, APRIL "xenophobic" tenure deci- the past few years, but that the Chu Denied'Tenure 28-Stating that they had sions of the administration. recent denial of tenure to I Chinese Student Advisory nothing to lose, a group of ap- I According to Marnet, the v Deredita and Chu set the by Peter Falconer Board and Chinese depart- proximately 20 students administration's behaviour languages back significantly. Features Editor ment Chairman, Henry Kuo. gathered before Fanning Hall Along with the other pro- Assistant Professor Course evaluations completed '1 has rendered the language ad- today to protest what they visory boards ineffective, con- testors, Duffy said that the Madeline Chu of the Chinese by students were overwhelm- considered to be the ad- sequently fermenting a sense students needed to be inform- department was recently ingly positive and described ministration's "axing" of the of exasperation. ed and the adminstration denied tenure by the Advisory Chu as being "excellent, " foreign languages at Connec- "I've got nothing to lose by , challenged. Committee and President I "top flight," and "a teacher ticut College. protesting," said Marnet, who "They've made a wrong Ames. Chu's denial, coming at , of the highest caliber." The protestors alternated is dropping her Spanish major decision, " said Duffy, in a time when Spanish professor One student wrote in his chants of "Get a Clue! Tenure because of the recent tenure regards to the denial of tenure John Deredita is still con- evaluation, ~'She was well- Chu!" and "The foreign denials within the Hispanic to Deredita and Chu, "but testing his case for tenure. has prepared, enthusiastic, and languages are being axed, br- Studies Department. they refuse to accept their raised fears among some .had good cultural insight. ing Deredita back!" Leaflets "Within the past three years," mistakes or change their .students and faculty members I "Material discussed provoked explaining the nature of the Marnet continued, "the minds." 'who believe well-qualified and challenged students, and protest were handed to people foreign languages have suf- The adminstration had an i language teachers are being further J more importantly I ex- walking by. fered great losses, with the opportunity to respond to the I unduly dismissed. cited students," wrote Julie Mamet '87, coor .. denial of Artinian, Deredita, protest when the protestors Chu was refused tenure another. Yet in his letter deny- dinator a f the protest, stated and now Chu". marched into the office of the , despite the fact that she was ing tenure, President Arnes that the protest was an effort ,highly recommended by the continued on p. 6 by concerned language Another protestor, Deborah ·continued on p. 5 N'==============='==" ..=======:;- Successful Takeover This past Thursday, May I, t~o Connecticut Col- lege cliches were exposed as being unfounded. The first cliche dealt with student apathy. The second with the administration's supposed lack of concern with the student's wishes, We are happy to report that the take over of Fanning Hall by 54 concerned students proved these allegations to be a myth. The students rose from their apathetic stupor and took a stand. Not only were the protestors moved to action, Other students stood by and cheered, brought food, and generally nodded their approval, The pro- testors themselves took quick, decisive action. They plunged ahead into a potentially risky situation, con- vinced of their higher purpose.