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fettered academic support does not only
arise from certain pressures in the government, but from inadequate representation of academic interests by some
university administrators (Letters,
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Feb.). I regard the inaction of the presidents, members of the AAU,as a fail-
ure in the exercise of academic re-
sponsibilities.
By their inaction, the presidents will
lose the confidence of the professors,
and they have allowed a bad situation
to deteriorate still further. The profes-
sors will lose confidence in normal channels of administration, and seek other
channels for redress. As an example,
the Council of the American Mathematical Society on 29 August passed the
following resolution:
The Council
matical Society
sity officers to
have time and
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such documents are incompatible with
academic life and work. The council re-
iterates the traditional view that teaching
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about TIAA’s low life insurance costs.
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mutually acceptable modifications with
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see how deans with any self-respect
can continue to pass on for signing
to their faculties the time and effort
reports. And furthermore, I don’t see
how the professors can agree to sign
them.
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