PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 20, No. 11, Dec. 7, 2000

Senate to review rejection of book by teaching associate

Becky Mabry , Assistant Editor
(217) 244-1072; mabry@illinois.edu

The Urbana-Champaign Senate voted overwhelmingly Nov. 27 to have its Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure look into why "Dancing at Halftime," a book by Carol Spindel, was rejected by the UI Press. Spindel is a visiting teaching associate in the department of English.

Harry H. Hilton, senior research scientist, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, presented the resolution. It states that since the Press "withdrew its offer of publishing" Spindel’s book after the book "received a favorable review based on its scholarship and suggested revisions," the Senate’s committee should look into the matter for possible Senate action.

In other matters, the Senate gave its approval to a proposal for a new minor in technology and management from both the colleges of Engineering and Commerce and Business Administration.

Members also approved a new undergraduate minor in international arts in the College of Fine and Applied Arts.

Robert Rich, chair of the Senate Council, reported that the search committee for a new chancellor hopes to have interviews with candidates by Feb. 1, and to present a list of finalists to the UI Board of Trustees by March 1.