2007 faculty statements
The 2007 faculty statements are letters signed by faculty members complaining about this or that.
CU-FAC Statement of Concern
This one not written for, but which first appeared publicly in, the New York Sun. It is a letter authored by members of the "Faculty Action Committee", calling on President Bollinger to make changes to his administration's policies, particularly concerning the lack of defense of controversial professors by the University. Most of the members of the committee are in humanities fields, particularly History, Anthropology, or languages and literatures.
The Faculty Action Committee comprised, as of November 12, 2007:
Columbia University Faculty Dissent From the CU-FAC Statement
This one was written by dissenters. They appear to be mostly Medical School professors, but also include some from the Business School, Mathematics Department, Computer Science Department and Anthropology Department. As of 14 Nov 2007, faculty who signed this include:
References
- post on Bwog
- Faculty Group: Bollinger Allying With Bush Administration (article) from New York Sun
- Statement from New York Sun
