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Item Equal Opportunity Policy-Affirmative Action Program(Bennington College, 1973-10-02) Parker, Gail Thain"All of us, as members of the College community. share in the responsibility for making equal opportunity an actual, functioning condition of life at this College. To insure the effectiveness of the Affirmative Action Program I am taking personal responsibility for its management and will work closely with the Vice-President and the Dean of Faculty explaining and monitoring the procedures pertinent to the requirements of the program." - Gail Thain ParkerItem Information for Title VI Review - Bennington College, Bennington Vermont July 27, 1973(Bennington College, 1973-07-27)"In September, 1973, Bennington College will of~e r seven courses for undergraduate credit in Contemporary Black Music. Composition, improvisation, and ensemble work will be taught on all levels, supplemented by individual instrumental instruction. The College has just added three musicians to its faculty."Item Memorandum from Kate Merck to Mrs. Holm(Bennington College, 1973-11-06) Merck, KateA special fund of at least $1500 should be established and maintained in the Admissions Budget to hire minority students already at the College to recruit potential minority candidates.Item An Open Letter Concerning Affirmative Action(Bennington College, 1973) Parker, Gail Thain"Insofar as I understand the law, the College is bound not to discriminate; we cannot discriminate against white males any more than we can discriminate against black women. In the case of faculty hiring, we must be sure that we actively recruit a diverse group of candidates because it is only in this way that we can have any hope of increasing the number of women and minorities on the faculty." This document was attached to "An Open Letter to the Trustees of Bennington College" in Gail Parker's Presidential Files. (box 2 of 4)Item An Open Letter to the Trustees of Bennington College(Bennington College, 1973-10-11) Welter, Rush"I was unable to attend the faculty meeting of October 3 at which the so-called affirmative action program was discussed. I understand, however, that members of the faculty who are not in sympathy with the program have been invited to make their views known to you. Hence this letter." This document was attached to "An Open Letter Concerning Affirmative Action" written by Gail Thain Parker in which she seems to respond.Item Trustees' Ad Hoc Committee on the Recruitment of Black Faculty and Students - Affirmative Action Program Report(Bennington College, 1973)"We have had a great deal of difficulty in the last few years attracting qualified black students--for a number of good reasons. Bennington is expensive; there is no local black community to draw on; many potential students simply have not heard of the place. Moreover, our own curriculum has until recently not recognized the black experience. Next year, however, we will have an expanded black music program, under the direction of Bill Dixon, and several new black faculty members. Obviously, this is nothing to be overwhelmingly proud of, but it is a start. It does not, however, solve the problem of attracting black students."