Plimpton Defends Student Voice in Columbia Trustee Talks
Plimpton, Barnard trustee and 68, denies stereotype views of trustees and urges more student input in disciplinary decisions. He notes the push for student voice amid reconstructionist trends in the Columbia community and emphasizes trustees should act with humanity and openness.
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Dean Rusk
Francis Plimpton Cain
Columbis
Columbia University
Barnard Trustee Reflects On Education And Public Life
Francis Plumpton, a Barnard trustee and former diplomat, defends trustee control of finances and faculty needs while noting tuition limits. He recalls his father’s role in Barnard’s founding, his public service including Cyprus and Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and lists his many institutional affiliations. He downplays fame, saying there are no great men, only meet.
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Martha Peterson
Wisconsin
Jacob Schiff
Columbia College
Francis Plumpton
George
The
Paris Review
Tion
Francis Jr
Brown University
Oakes Ames
Mature Conservancy
Washington
Sarah
Paris
Plimpton
United States
United
Natons
Security Council
Cyprus
Turkey
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United Nations Administrative Tribunal
State Department
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Amherst College
Union Theological Seminary
Athens College
Greece
Lingnan University
China
United Nations
Barnard’s Black Studies Critique and Faculty Racism
A manifesto criticizes Barnard College for treating Black students as problems and for curricular neglect. It alleges white faculty dominate Black studies, exclude African languages, and dismiss Black voices, reflecting systemic racism in education and administration.
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COMPUJOB Recruits from 800 Campuses Using Computer Profiles
COMPUJOB organizes campus questionnaires to match graduates with employers. The venture, led by Tanfield Miller and Edward M. Swan Jr., uses computers to create student profiles for firms like American Airlines and J C Penney. Employers pay for targeted contact while students incur no cost.
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Wharton Graduate School of Business Administration
Tanfield Miller
Edward M. Swan, Jr
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Connecticut Avenue
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Washington, Dc
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Compujor
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