This memo by Dean Gary Sandefur (Letters and Sciences) was copied to L&S faculty, staff, and graduate students. It is reproduced here for the convenience, and public comment, of S&W readers. – Eds.
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A memo from Dean Sandefur (L&S) on the proposed reorganization of the Graduate School
Friday, November 13th, 2009A skeptical audience for restructuring
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009The second town-hall style meeting was held today concerning the proposed restructuring of the Graduate School to split off its research-related functions into a separate administrative unit. (If this issue is not yet on your radar screen, it should be — see here and here).
The meeting was well-attended, primarily by folks from Letters and Sciences this time since L&S was the nominal sponsor of this particular event.
Provost Paul DeLuca built his pitch around the following contentions: (1) our “research structure is broken,” and, therefore, (2) only the creation of a new administrative hierarchy, headed by a Vice Chancellor for Research who reports directly to the Chancellor, can save the University from the threat of a major meltdown.