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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 23

Provost, the Chancellor, and the Acting Dean of the Graduate College concur. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . HEADSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, CHICAGO CIRCLE (7) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chicago Circle, has recommended to the Chancellor the appointment of Richard M. Johnson, presently Associate Professor of Political Science, State University of New York at Buffalo, as Professor of Political Science on indefinite tenure, and Head of the Department of Political Science, Chicago Circle, beginning September 1, 1969, on an academic year service basis, at an annual salary of $20,000. Professor Johnson will replace Professor Hollis W . Barber who has asked to be relieved of his administrative duties effective August 31, 1969. The nomination is supported by the search committee for the headship of the department 1 and by the faculty of the Department of Political Science. The Chancellor and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Jones, this appointment was approved.

CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, CHICAGO CIRCLE (8) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chicago Circle, has recommended to the Chancellor the appointment of Donald A. Wells, presently Professor and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Washington State University, as Professor of Philosophy on indefinite tenure, and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy, beginning September 1, 1969, on an academic year service basis, at an annual salary of $22,000. Professor Wells replaces Professor Ruth B. Marcus who resigned in 1968. During the past year Professor George Dickie has been Acting Head of the Department. The nomination is supported by the search committee for the chairmanship of the department 2 and by the faculty of the Department of Philosophy. The Chancellor and the Executive Vice President and Provost concur. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Grimes, this appointment was approved.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTY (9) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of Assistant Professor and above, and involving tenure, have been approved since the previous meeting of the Board of Trustees. Positions in the University are classified in the following categories and are designated in the budget by the symbols indicated: A — indefinite tenure; P — indefinite term appointment for part-time service only; B — two years; D — one year; E — nine months from the beginning of the academic year; G—special tenure; Q-—initial term appointment for professor or associate professor; T — terminal appointment, accompanied with or preceded by notice of non-reappointment; W — one-year appointment subject to special written agreement; Y — twelve months' service required instead of two semesters; 1-7 — indicates the number of years of service which will be credited at the end of the contract period toward completion of the probationary period relating to tenure. Figures following a symbol indicate percentage of time if the appointment is on a part-time basis (e.g., D75 means one year on three-fourths time). Chicago Circle 1. EDWIN COHEN, Professor of Accounting and Coordinator of Accounting Area,

1 Boyd Keenan, Professor of Political Science, Chairman; George Beam, Assistant Professor of Political Science; Doris Graber, Associate Professor of Political Science; Mildred Schwartz, Associate Professor of Sociology, Irving Thalberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy. ' George Dickie, Professor of Philosophy and Acting Chairman of the Department, Chairman; Arnold Levison, Associate Professor of Philosophy; Terence Parsons, Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Robert Remini, Professor of History and Chairman of the Department; Brian Skyrms, Associate Professor of Philosophy; William Tait, Professor of Philosophy.