February 18, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 7
lack Studies Minor Request Denied by PSU Faculty Senate
by Jetry G am «
tached m e m o can be cla rifie d and re c tifie d
A plan by th e Black S tudies D e p a rtm e n t at PSU to o ffe r a m in or in Black
S tudies has been reiected by the U n iversity ■■ F aculty Senate Dr Darrell
M illne r. head o f th e Black S tu d ie s D e pa rtm e nt, has requested th a t the
F aculty S enate consider his request seeking approval for his d e p a rtm e n t to
issue a m in o r The F aculty S enate rejected the m in o r pro po sal on the re
c o m m e n d a tio n o f the U n iv e rs ity 's cu rric u lu m c o m m itte e
Besides d e n yin g a m in o r a p pro val fo r Black S tudies, th e F aculty Senate
also tu rn e d d o w n m in ors requests for W o m e n S tudies. Ling uistics, Profes
sional W ritin g Dance and U rban S tudies and P lanning
The c o m m itte e
nate M illner recalls th a t the to ld S icu ro in a Feb 10 m e m o th a t un de r not
m al circu m sta n ce s such a stance is pre fe rab le " U n fo rtu n a te ly , th is situa
tio n has be co m e a b n o rm a l due to the special n e g a tive tre a tm e n t and irre
gular p ro ce d u re s th a t have been d ire cte d at the Black S tu d ie s p ro p o sa l I
do n o t believe it s in the best in te rests o f the U n ive rsity to a llo w such a m is
carriage.of process to o ccu r in such a sensitive area "
M illner w as to ld by S ic u ro th ro u g h Dean Paudler th a t his request w o u ld
be ha n d le d th ro u g h n o rm a l channels In response to S ic u r o s sta te m e n ts,
M illner said in th e Feb 10 m em o to S icuro, It is m y belief th a t Black S tu
re co m m e n d e d m in o rs a p pro val in A n th ro p o lo g y . B io lo gy. C hem istry. Eco
nom ics. English, Foreign Languages and L ite rature G eography. G eology
In te rn a tio n a l S tud ies, P hilosophy. Physics. P olitical Science. S o ciology,
and S pe ech C o m m u n ic a tio n
In a m e m o to th e U n ive rsity F aculty Senate dated Ja n u a ry 22. the com
m itte e re co m m e n d e d th a t th e S enate deny Black S tu d ie s and the other
de p a rtm e n ts m in o rs The c u rric u lu m c o m m itte e said th e d e p a rtm e n ts were
denied m in o rs a p pro val because "C ertificate pro gra m s w ere considered to
be so close to being a m in o r them selves th a t there w as no need to have a
m inor w ith in such pro gra m s
The F aculty Senate s decision de n yin g Black S tudies as a m in or w as a
dirrs at PSU has m ore th a n a 'norm a l
sions
W e are fu n d a m e n ta lly interested in h e lp in g to solve th e racial p ro
b le m s th a t have p la g u e d the c o u n try fo r to o lo n g These larger p ro b le m s
w ill n o t be solved w ith an exclusive fo cu s on m aking Black stu d e n ts b e tte r
able to survive the p o te n tia l dam ages o f racism
pro vid e an o p tio n and o p p o rtu n ity to PSU stu d e n ts o f all colors, back
g ro u n d s and d iscip lin a ry in te rests to expand their in te rracia l kn o w le d g e and
in te ra c tio n ." said Dr M illner
Dr M illne r said g ra n tin g the Black S tud ies d e p a rtm e n t a m in or co u ld
H U D C eleb rates Black H istory M o n th
have been im p le m e n te d w ith o u t any ad d itio n a l cost to the U n ive rsity or
the s tu d e n ts He is also critic a l o f the m e th o d by w h ic h the Faculty Senate
denied B lack S tud ies a m in or
M illner said he w asn I given a chance to
discuss th e m e rits o f the Black S tud ies proposal b e fore a Faculty Senate
m e e tin g held Feb 9 " I le ft fee lin g very bitte r ab ou t the a rb itra ry w ay that
bo th the Senate and its su b c o m m itte e on c u rricu lu m have resp on ded to the
Black S tu d ie s d e p a rtm e n t proposal
S e c re ta ry S a m u e l R Pierce. J r., to d a y a n n o u n ce d a c tiv itie s s p o n so re d
by th e D e p a rtm e n t o f H o usin g and Urban D e velo pm e nt to celeb rate Black
H isto ry M o n th
H us year
th e m e The A tro A m erican and The C o n s titu tio n C o lon ia l
Times To The Present pro cla im s the h isto rica l c o n trib u tio n that Black
A m erican s have m ade to our great n a tio n ." S ecretary Pierce said
Black H isto ry M o n th a ctivitie s w ill kick o ft February 3 am) c o n tin u e
th ro u g h I eb rua ry 27
In a n o th e r m e m o to Roderic D im an, Chair o f the Faculty Senate, dated
Feb 10, M illne r voiced his d isa p p o in tm e n t regarding the Senate s actions
As ch a irp e rso n o f the Senate, it is your re sp o n sib ility to assure th a t fair
M illne r said he w as given assurances by D im an and form er cu rricu lu m
c o m m itte e chair. Barbara Sestak, th a t he w o u ld have an o p p o rtu n ity to
discuss th e m in o r pro po sal at the Feb 9 m ee ting
F urthe rm o re M illner
said he w as puzzled as to the reasons the proposals fo r the Lin g u istics and
P rofessional W ritin g m in ors, w h ic h the Senate said w ere in the same cate
gory as Black S tud ies, w e re a llo w e d to be discussed at the Senate m eeting
M illne r has voiced his co n ce rn s to PSU s President S icu ro regard ing the
actio ns o f b o th the F aculty Senate and th e cu rric u lu m sub i o m m itte e Ho
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As I u n de rsta nd it, the F aculty Se
nate is a de lib e ra tu re b o d y th a t m akes re co m m e n d a tio n s on c u rricu lu m and
Other p o licy m a tte rs to you fo r fin a l de< iston Due to the a rb itrary and dis
c rim in a to ry m anner in w h ic h the Black S tudies pro po sal for a m inor has
been treate d by the Senate and its c u rric u lu m sub co m m itte e . I request that
you susp en d any fu ttie r a c tio n o n m in or re c o m m e n d a tio n s fo rth c o m in g
u n til such tim e as an in v e s tig a tio n o f the irre gularities de scrib ed in the at
T his year, A m e rica n s w ill be celeb rating the 200tfi anniversary o f ou r
c o n s titu tio n In c o n ju n c tio n w ith this special i elebration, H U D w ill tie fo c u
sing its a c tiv itie s on th e im p a c t o l this m o n um e ntal d o c u m e n t in the areas
o f (lo usin g, e d u c a tio n , e m p lo ym e n t and fa m ily ." th e H U D S ecre tary
added
S ecre tary Pierce en co u ra g e s H U D em ployees to take part in th is m o n th 's
events w h ic h w ill in c lu d e a u th o rita tiv e speakers, fo ru m s and panel discus
sions on th e C o n s titu tio n in ed uca tion , em p lo ym e n t and h o using; the Con
s titu tio n and the Fam ily the C o n s titu tio n and d ru g te stin g in the w o rk
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are co n ce rn e d It has a special relatio nship to exte rn a l c o m m u n ity re la tio n s
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M illn e r believes a m in o r in Black S tudies w o u ld e n h a n ce th e needs o f
b o th B lack and w h ite stu d e n ts at the U n ive rsity and help ease racial ten
m istake a cco rd in g to Dr M illner
A p p ro v in g a m inor for Black S tudies
w o u ld a llo w the d e p a rtm e n t to c o n tin u e its e v o lu tio n in to a c o n trib u tin g
p a rtn er in th e U n iv e rs ity c o m m u n ity a n d e n co u ra g e th e c o n tin u e d g ro w th
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It w o u ld
e q u ita b le , and n o n d is c rim in a to ry tre a tm e n t is ava ila ble to .ill se m e n ts o f
the U n ive rsity. Black S tud ies in clu d e d It is very clear that the irregularities
d ire cte d at ou r p ro po sal vio la te those princip le s o f tre a tm e n t
M illner to ld S icu ro th a t co n
tiriu a tio n to process th e m in ors o f o th e r d e p a rtm e n ts and a llo w th e m to
becom e a part o f the ne xt cata log ue co p y, w h ile the Black S tu d ie s p ro p o sa l
is being held hostage, " w ill do irreparable harm to th e D e p a rtm e n t's a b ility
to a ttra c t and serve stu d e n ts "
M illner said in Ja n u a ry he requested a m e e tin g w ith S icu ro , E xecu tive
Vice President M a rg a re t D obson and Dean Paudler, C ollege o f Liberal
A rts and S ciences to discuss th e m in o r p ro po sal He said he w a s to ld by
D obson th a t S icu ro pre fe rre d n o t to be d ire c tly in vo lve d in th e F aculty Se
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