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Law dean still uncertain
about employment, future
By Kirsten Bolin
Of the Emerald
Two months after resigning from his position as dean of
the University’s law school, Derrick Bell remains uncertain
about his future.
“I have just not made up my mind about future job posi
tions," says Bell, who will officially end his deanship on
June 30 and begin a one-year unpaid leave of absence from
the law school.
Bell's resignation, which occurred after a conflict over
the law school's hiring practices, triggered a campus-wide
inquiry into the University’s hiring practices.
Bell admits to receiving at least 25 job inquiries from law
schools around the country since his resignation, but he says
all of the attention is rather embarrassing. His national
reputation, as much as his ability to perform, is the reason for
all of these unsolicited job offers, Bell says.
"My reputation is based on being able to teach at Har
vard for 11 years,” says Bell, who became Harvard Univer
sity’s first full-time black lecturer in 1969.
Bell says that while many schools are eager to hire him
because of his prominence nationally, they will quickly
overlook lesser-known minority applicants who are equally
qualified.
"It’s frustrating getting other minorities hired,” Bell
says. "I will look for a place that will be seriously interested
in and take my recommendations about other minority facul
ty members and students," he says.
While Bell has not yet accepted a full-time position, he
will be lecturing at Harvard next January and will spend spr
ing term teaching at Stanford University. If Bell is to accept a
full-time position somewhere, he says it will have to allow
him time to write and do legal research, as well as actively
participate in civil rights activities.
Bell expressed feelings of frustration about his perfor
mance during his four-and-a-half years as dean. There was
too much emphasis on keeping the budget under control and
not enough initiative in other areas, he says.
"I couldn’t convey my vision,” Bell says. “I think much
was accomplished but much more could have been done."
Law professor Fred Merrill will take over as interim dean
on July 1 and Bell says he expects him to do well.
"Merrill is the general choice of the faculty and is cer
tainly my choice. I don't think there’s a better person on our
faculty to take the job,” Bell says.
Bell expressed regret over the lack of commitment to
civil rights currently in the United States.
“leadership from the national government is really anti
civil rights at this time,” Bell says. "It is hard to watch work
that 1 thought was permanent in the ’60s fall apart.”
FRANCES
MOORE LAPPfe
Measure evens allotments
Annual increases in inciden
tal fee money going to the
athletic department would be
restricted to 7 percent under a
measure that goes before
students in this week’s ASUO
general election.
Ballot Measure 5 will amend
the ASUO Constitution to bring
the athletic department in line
with the same restrictions im
posed on increases for ASUO
and EMU programs. Under cur
rent provisions, ASUO and the
EMU cannot receive increases
exceeding 7 percent without ap
proval by a student vote.
"It’s as much a house clean
ing measure as anything," says
IFC chair Bob Mead.
Bill Byrne, athletic depart
ment director, says he does not
think the measure will have a
detrimental effect on the
athletic department’s programs.
"I think it’s only fair,” Byrne
says. "If it’s going to be equal
across the board, if we won’t be
singled out to be reduced, than
I’m in favor of it.”
The athletic department now
receives $16.50 from each stu
dent's annual incidental fee of
$59. The money is used to sub
sidize student athletic tickets
and to support women’s and
minor sports programs.
If the measure passes, it will
go into effect upon verification
Thursday night.
The measure will probably
not affect next year’s athletic
department budget, since the
IFC plans to complete hearings
on that budget by Wednesday.
The athletic department is seek
ing a $198,000 increase over
last year’s budget of $722,000,
Mead says, adding that the IFC
is not likely to give them that
increase.
“The athletic department
asks every year for huge in
creases,” says IFC member
Adam Apalategui. “They go in
for 20 to 25 percent a year.”
If the measure passes, it can
be overruled by the state Board
of Higher Education. “I hope
this sends a message to the state
board saying this is how the
students feel,” Apalategui says.
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