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ThurkUif. July 31. ISS3 The T ISA . ... .t a : i .1 sons icorroisi mnmm r . i 4 :: Y .... ... t : t : v .. V i J v ays Lee Greene, ased not only in students, but in in faculty and id staff, there has nee 1972 when I u to the provost. ncreased from 15 according to the report of the ers above most i-we are making re those who feel ally I'm one of faculty in the Projected to reach ssors are rare, lack professor in r 1980, there will v hom are named sors. t only university lack WRK Jr. ear, for the first ho entered in a 111 professorship. ly black in the his, says ami in. in the wings for ins to be seen &t serve as 'good University as a ess, smith says. administrative 721 was the only ktration," Smith that when I was of any black in ision to place a position is seen as an encouraging sign. "The chancellor's move is a step in the right direction," says Smith. "An example needs to be set in the upper positions." "I feel we're on the threshold of important improvements based on the developments in progress under the leadership of Chancellor Fordham," says Daye. Although gains in enrollment and employment of blacks have been made , a change in attitude must take place to' enhance and increase these gains in the '80s, agree some black faculty and administrators. "Attitudes have changed," says Greene, "But not necessarily for the better. As the number of black students and faculty increases, this appears as a threat. When there's just 20 or 30 blacks on campus, people don't mind, but when you talk about hundreds, the resistance comes to the fore." Handling this resistance is one thing Greene feels needs to be done in the coming decade. "The University will have to look at how to deal with the built-in resistance to affirmative action," he says. Hayden Renwick alsa sees the resistance as a problem. "Ninety percent of the people know how to get around affTrmative action and 100 percent of those 90 percent do it," he says. Although the Brown v. Board of Education case banning segration in public schools took place over 26 years ago, those working to improve the conditions of blacks at this University still see much more work to be done. "The only way we can succeed is by ignoring the prejudices and biases of the alumni and state constituents who are against the progress of blacks at this University, and get on' with the issues at hand to provide adequate resources and personnel for the job to be done," says Renwick. "It has been well documented what it takes to be successful in providing adequate education for blacks now we need to follow those guidlines." "There is a lot that can and hopefully will be done," says Smith. "It's a job that everyone has to pitch in on and do their darnedest to bring about, but conditions are favorable." IK , " r . : r 4 i fin-- I - v., j South Building pttef.lf79 An air of confrontation, though faded, is still remembered un ivrsiiy -Otticg moy b b st stp vorw rd By John Royster UNC Chancellor Christopher C. Fordham III has outlined the responsibilities that will be embodied in the newly-created positions of vice chancellor for University Affairs and full-time affirmative action officer. The affirmative action officer will have duties similar to those of the present part-time officer, Fordham said. That means overseeing the University's policy of equal opportunity in hiring; promoting and admitting. Fordham said the new vice chancellor's work will be in two main areassupervision of the offices of the registrar, student financial aid, records and registration, institutional research and undergraduate admissions; and "asssisting the chancellor in working at the environmental issue of enhancing the presence and experience of minorities." Committees to assist Fordham in filling the two positions have already begun meeting. Reports have said the positions will be filled sometime in the spring. . The creation of the two positions was part of a series of administrative changes made in the chancellor's office this summer. Fordham said he did not forsee any other major changes in the near future. "I think for the moment these are the major administrative changes," he said. "These are the changes I envision. "There will be some overlapping (in the duties of affirmative action officer and vice chancellor for University Affairs)," Fordham said. "But the duties were such that two positions seemed justified." Fordham said the vice chancellorship will include responsibilities in a broader range of areas than the affirmative action officer. The reports of both the Long and Daye committees, which examined the situation facing minorities at UNC, were aids in creating the positions, Fordham said. "There was much about the two committees that was concordant," he said. "I wouldn't want to analyze their differences. Both were very helpful reports. "The new position (University Affairs) is substantially responsive to that But I want to add that these things were done on my own convictions. The same efforts would have been made without the reports." Leaders of UNC's minority community have reacted favorably to the changes. "We look toward it as a favorable step," said Quentin Eaton, summer chairman of the Black Student Movement. "My initial reaction is that he's (Fordham) thought the thing through and is doing what he can to meet the needs that exist on campus," said Hayden Renwick, an associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and a well-known advocate for minority rights at UNC. "I'm hopeful that a staff would proceed from the appointment (of the vice chancellor for University affairs)," Renwick said. Fordham said that will be the case. "He (the vice chancellor) will have an adequate staff," but as to just what that will include, "we will have to find out what the individual will require." jam, 4 4 J niversiv t m V f a a ... CSM j black shture lature ears of i tat ion i 15-16, f three I j in pus . rti, n )a the ox Hit Ihoc . ,rity iJ the ; (1.5 to be nded aggressive recruitment c ; . non-competitive ad:::; more black staff z:A personnel, a surnr.-:i program for divJ.... creation of an adTiir.i -.. coordinate mincrii permanent stanJIr ; c faculty to provi '.: c ' While lCC3r.v:' t: step toward c: . . : 1 ; . enhance mir.'ri: obvious dnLic. commitrnfr::- ; 1 . 'bbek siu.'rn: v On D 11,1 , r : a . ... ,-r-. rTi i.. . i t: jive Lil.! t to a .t. . r or creed. To do so would be a step backward..." Since the initial itj-xtion of these demands, the University h is taken concrete steps to meet some of thcra. A University Committee on the Status of Minorities and the Disadvantaged was created in Z"0. A Curriculum in Afro-American Studies was established that same' :y ear. :Tvo l.!.xk assistant directors were appointed. A special admissions prcrr--i fcr disadvantaged students ! while a Mirsorit Gov.;, created in' 1975. While action cn t;.' am tint itol- black t --pus food facility -. .1 rrs twice i compK.ini'-; cf ! y., and a I A of unionL-atl ri. L Hall d'. room clo ed cn ! !L:ch opened cn March 6 with 3 r.ct-tq- .1 s pec;: cccr. rr.o . c arr As te tr ,vrs pree::t. . the h-'l ore 1 L 7, K 1 i i (A -1 ... i creation of a tlep n " r.t i - A fro-A ra mean st- ' . . , ; Student Govtrr.nii..t f . i.- minority representation ca the student courts. On Jan. 21, 1DC9, Sittmcn rejected the BSM demands, stating, "tlie University cannot, in policy or practice, provide unique treatment for any single race, color, aeiayed somewhat, th was immediate. On I . students and faculty marc. rtc BSM's demands, with rr-;a ' !; V protesters occupying; Sou;., a Within Student . Govarra;ani, the Student Legislature began appropriating funds to the BSM in 1CC0, and black representation on the student courts and legislature -was ensured by reforms which culminated in 1974. - ( -1 On the campus itself, n rc relations LLak dents have become force in campus polities; what, so-called "black issues" inert, become issues of concern tovh leaders as well. In 1973, Rid rd I becarae da a first black pre:"' at c it stu sv.dm.t. -as v:::: as, t'. ct d itudcrah li:: !! As id 'A stud ' : : cf (a rajas lile, . . x h , : ; th- ';iadu:d trci.J t" r d ! : ' - a,. a id" Cf a s .a. d ' , i c f r-' : ' ; ; . . ' ' d , i ......., v.t, i ... , i s ; i ... . i i r . : - . C t ; , ' t ! i.,...-. ii I ,. , . k ... . , i v L . ... i ' . i committee stated: "This report constitutes a candid assessment of the University's efforts to enhance die welfare rf minority faculty, hi:M an I sti:d:nts. Thi a-a.essroem show th.t id r f . ' . , t - , : t i 4 V . . j - . f r a It is a ' ..IS VCIV .acdl. k i. . U: . i l . i j . t ) u: : ; . t ; da d r . (... j ''dt) c d .a, f : d Oa- ta , r : Li i. . rcr.clv. i' a., the j 5 t .a': v, s r; J , . ia is f".., a ' ' Ufti:: av jaraiar a slurp but jKd,tic craaia;t to University's incomplete aacl iwjmr approach to rac re la! tons that has bn Vto ch.5rattcr!,tic ince V.."A. 'C ia ti v. i i i s i a i i 11 a the nf.nl
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