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through tho report's suggestion th.it more minor
ity faculty bo hired. he said
Clarence Spigner. an assistant professor of folk
ant) othnic studios at tho Univorsity. said thoro is
a symbiotic and reciprocal relationship lietween
faculty and students.
When a minority student is having problems,
that person is more likely to seek out a faculty
member of similar persuasion who understands
the perspectives of that person, lie said
If an African-Amorli an student is feeling alien
atod from a white campus, he or she probably
won't reach out to other whites hut rather to
someone who has been in a similar situation
"Minority faculty will probably be retained
with more minority students and vice versa.
Spigner said "I know I can't survive without
more minority students in the ilassroom and I
think students feel the same wav
Saueedn savs the retention of minority students
is often related to a personal relationship with a
professor He says they need tfi.it relationship to
feel flooded with the University setting
"Students of color need to see faculty that un
derstand their perspective and share their expert
ences," he said
Diane Wong, special assistant to the President
for affirmative action and equal opportunity, said
the larger problem that each University .depart
merit must adjust to is that affirmative ar lion has
no effect on who the University hires Individual
departments lire in charge <d tenure tr.i; k up
pointments
■\ti affirmative action poltrv which slates that
.t certain numlwr of minorities !»• accepted no
matter the circumstnm es, omnot t>e applied to .1
department that hires onlv one or two new land
tv evorv vear Wong sml. simply he< ause the po
sitions open Up too infrequently to take lightly
Department fai tiltv have to make the de< tsn.ns on
who ts qualified and who isn't
Wong said her influence is limited when it
comes to facultv hiring She 1 an trv to (onvinie
tenured faiultv that a niiiiur.itv professor willm
crease'the scholarly value id the t niversitv Or
she can offer a minority professor the chance to
bet lime a visiting sc holar for a var or less
therein offering other faculty the opportunity to
observe this professor
"Only under ideal conditions 1 an I 1 onvtm e
departments to hire tenure truck, professors. hut
ran do other things she said 1 here's an atti
tilde change that has to.happen I trv to find ways
to make those changes taster
Sam eda said the report : an onlv be eUeitiv> ,l
people take action on tl fie Ix-lley • > o sine;: I !•
sent to every dean and every department In-.id
"People need to ri member that so iety 1 ■.
changing, even here in Oregon h- -.aid I ten
are more students of color ey er y vs I. n• Hteie-.
only so fniit h offli i s like ours can I Pin r.ea.
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