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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

549

Prior to action on this recommendation, the Trustees received comment from the Reverend Angel Suarez of a sector of the Latino community, who expressed dissatisfaction with the report and asked the Board of Trustees to order the Department of Latin American Studies at Chicago Circle to develop "an identifiable program," composed of qualified people from the Latino community, the proposal to be presented for action of the Board at the next meeting, Mr. Neal indicated that a report to the Board after the September 1974 enrollment figures had been received would be in order to measure and compare progress made with regard to recruitment of Latino students and that such a report should be regarded as a caveat to action by the Board on the report of the Committee on Student Welfare and Activities. Professor Blout, another spokesman of a sector of the Latino community, took issue with the claim that the number of the Latino Students had increased and made the general charge that there was serious and illegal discrimination at Chicago Circle and expressed his belief that a full inquiry of disinterested persons was in order. Mr. Crowley moved, as an amendment to the recommendation, that the Board of Trustees request the Chancellor to present at the May meeting a recruitment program developed by the Latin American Studies Program at Chicago Circle. President Corbally stated that such an addition to the report would violate the entire report and especially the burden of its argument that would leave the issue to the initial jurisdiction of the campus administration. Mr. Hughes indicated as well that the amendment would also violate the long tradition of the Board of Trustees in delegating primary responsibility for educational policy to the faculty and to the campus senates. President Corbally stated to Mr. Suarez that he believed the recommendation was an excellent one, worth consideration and careful study. He pointed out that, in the Committee report, the Trustees were not taking issue with the merits of the Suarez recommendation but were reiterating that the primary responsibility for developing educational policy lies with the faculty and appropriate administrative review. He stated that he believed progress was being made in the recruitment of Latino students and other minorities and that Board policy anticipated that more progress was expected. He pointed out that the only way progress could be made was to employ established procedures.

On motion of Mr. Swain, the amendment proposed by Mr. Crowley was tabled by unanimous vote. The Board then approved Mr. Howard's motion to approve the report as submitted.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

The Secretary presented for record appointments to the faculty and changes of status made by the President; resignations; a termination; leaves of absence; cancellations of sabbatical leaves of absence;1 and retirements. A copy of the report is filed with the Secretary.

1 Holt, Grace S., Coordinator of Black Studies Program and Professor of Speech, Chicago Circle, cancellation of sabbatical leave of absence for one quarter 1973-74, full pay. Tort, Ferdina, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Student Advisor in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chicago Circle, cancellation of sabhatic;*] leave of absence for the spring quarter 1973-74, full par.