Administrative Records, 1972-1975
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Box 1. Contains materials pertaining to the general administration of the college. Materials include college policies, correspondence, meetings, memoranda, and reports from various offices of the college.
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Item Report of the ad hoc Committee on Future Directions(Bennington College, 1975-11)In 1975, the board appointed an ad hoc subcommittee called the “Committee on Future Directions” to address the College’s emerging financial difficulties. The committee’s report rebuked the College for moving away from its innovative roots, The report was critical of presumptive tenure. It recommended a 3-3-7 cycle with a review in the 5th year of the 7-year contract and “there should be a clearly expressed expectation that at most one-quarter of those who reach this third review will be retained.”Item Letter from Peter Drucker to President Gail Thain Parker(Bennington College, 1975-12-10) Drucker, Peter"As you have probably heard, I was on the faculty of Bennington for seven exceedingly happy years. This was a long time ago - I left in 1949, shortly after Fred Burdkhardt came in as President. But I still consider myself very much a part of the Bennington community-and altogether the happiest years of the Drucker family were the years we spent in Bennington."Item Ben Belitt responds to the Futures Committee.(Bennington College, 1975) Belitt, Ben, 1911-2003"As one of the signers of a bill of objections called "scurrilous" by Claude Fredericks, I too had hoped we might turn our attention to the prospectus for the Future of Bennington College without unnecessary distraction but that is precisely what I believe the statement permits us to do." Ben Belitt, a professor of literature, began teaching at Bennington College in 1941. This Galley pertains to the controversial "Futures Committee Report" during President Gail Thain Parker's tenure.Item Letter from Gail Thain Parker to Camille Paglia(Bennington College, 1973-12-12) Parker, Gail Thain; Paglia, CamilleItem Letter from Camile Paglia to Gail Thain Parker(Bennington College, 1973-09-27) Paglia, Camille; Parker, Gail ThainItem Letter from Camille Paglia to Gail Thain Parker(Bennington College, 1974-01-03) Paglia, CamilleItem Letter from Camille Paglia to Gail Thain Parker(Bennington College, 1974-06-02) Paglia, Camille