Committees, 1972-1976
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Box 2. Files of committees kept by the Office of the President that are not categorized as trustee, faculty, or student committees. Materials include minutes, reports, and correspondence.
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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 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 To: All Members of the Community(Bennington College, 1972-10-09) Parker, Gail Thain; Parker, Thomas"There must be more Black students."Item To: Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Black Faculty and Student Recruitment(Bennington College, 1973-09-17) Cohen, RonaldInformation compiled by Ron Cohen in preparation of the September 22, 1973 meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Black Faculty and Student Recruitment.Item Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Black Student and Black Faculty Recruitment(Bennington College, 1973-10-12)This is an attachment to the October 1973 Trustee Minutes. "..The results of our work indicate that not enough effort has gone into finding and interviewing black faculty candidates, that the effort put into student recruitment seems to have been ineffective so far.."Item To: Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Student and Faculty Recruitment (Memorandum)(Bennington College, 1973-10-01) Cohen, RonaldItem For the Files of the Ad Hoc Monitoring Committee(Bennington College, 1973-11-06) Merck, Kate