University Daily Kansan / Thursday, March 7, 1991
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Outlook grim for sabbaticals
By Eric Nelson
Kansan staff writer
After a study by an ad hoc committee, it appears that KK faculty would like more sabbatical-leaving opportunities.
Unfortunately, the state financial situation and proposed cuts in higher education do not present the best situation for additional financing of such programs, said Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs.
"That would be my judgment," he said. "The time
would not appear to be good."
Brinkman is chairperson of the University Committee on Sabbatical Leaves. He said the financial environment was inappropriate for the University of Kansas to ask for additional support for such programs.
Brinkman said KU's sabbatical-leave programs were a good opportunity for faculty.
Many Other schools do not have sabbatical programs as good as KU's, he said.
Mohamed Elhodiir, SenEx member, was the chairperson of the ad hoc committee.
He said the ad hoc committee's report proposed some possible changes in the sabbatical-leave process to the University Committee on Sabbatical Leaves.
One of the key proposals was that an appeal be made to the Board of Regents to remove the 4 percent limit on the percentage of votes required in a vote.
"We surveyed the faculty and we reported how the faculty felt about this," he said.
Eldhidir said that in light of the action in Topeka, it would not be timely to ask for additional resources.
Another proposal was to put more emphasis on sabbatical leaves that enhance teaching and teaching techniques, a suggestion approved by the University Committee on Sabbatical Leaves.
They suggested simplifying the application process to cut back on the paperwork. Elhodri said many applications were too extensive.
This suggestion was supported by the University Press, which agreed that comments should be limited to 10 pages.
The ad hoc committee also wanted the selection process altered. Instead of giving a request a direct answer, they wanted them to be ranked in order of merit.
"And then they would keep allocating until they ran out of money," he said. "The sabbatical leave committee didn't go for that."
Sexist attitudes dying slowly, speaker says
By Nedra Beth Randolph
Women are moving slowly but surely toward greater equality with men, said Liane Davis, associate professor of social welfare, in a lecture yesterday at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union.
"The pressure is on to prove that women did not come before men," Things are getting better, *Pid & Shameful VISION JET* NYT.
"Women are taking on traditional male characteristics but men are taking on traditional female roles. We are in an environment that needs more."
Davis' lecture, "Women's Unique History; Forgotten or Ignored?" was the first in the series "Nurturing Tradition, Fostering Change," which celebrates National Women's History Month.
"I don't think we were forgotten at all," she said. "I
think we were ignored."
Davis said there were inherent differences between men and women. Women have a more nurturing nature, while men are more protective.
"Men haven't done such a great job of running the world because of their aggressive nature," she said. "Women might not have done better, but I don't see how they could have done worse."
Davis said the sexist behavior of men toward women was fostered by society. The behavior may not be intentional, but it happens anyway.
Meera Srinivasan, Bombay, India, graduate student, said subtle manifestations of sexism, such as unnecessary overuse of sex toys, inappropriate attire, and
"it's a learned behavior, but it has symbolic significance." he said.
Senate race will feature 2 coalitions
Kansan staff report
Students voting in the Student Senate elections April 10 and 11 will have a choice between two tickets.
The deadline for presidential and vice presidential candidates to file for the coming Student Senate elections passed at 5 p.m. yesterday with only four people having filed for two tickets, said Tom Peer, elections commissioner.
Darren Fulcher and Alan Lowden filed on the Impact coalition, with Fulcher running as president.
Jason McIntosh and Giles Smith are running on the FACTS coition, with McIntosh as the presidential candi-
Yesterday at 5:02 p.m. in the office of student life, Poer pointed to the clock on the wall and said, "The student life there have only two candidates for president and vice president."
Last year, five coalitions made the race a busy and sometimes confusing one. Smith said that this year's smaller field would make the race exciting.
"I think people are going to pay a lot more attention to the candidates," he said.
Soviet professor claims changes only benefiting few
Kansan staff writer
By Jonathan Plummer
Perestroika, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's system of political reforms, has not so much stalled as moved into a slower, more intricate stage, a visited Soviet professor said yesterday.
The Society for Soviet and East European Studies sponsored Shandrin's speech.
Sergei Shandarin, a visiting professor of physics and astronomy and a native of Moscow, spoke to 17 people at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union. "This was my first time I was an observer of changes in his home country."
Though freedoms have been instituted, the
majority of people have not been able to enjoy them or do not use them, Shandarin said.
"Not very many people gained from these changes," he said. "Animals in the zoo also like freedom, but they cannot survive in the wild. People never think freedom has another side."
People must not be disillusioned if the speed of the initial changes does not continue in the building 10.7A.
"People are very much impressed by the beginning and have made unjustified extrapolations,"
Just because they have new freedom of travel and study does not mean Soviet scholars will flee
the country, Shandarin said.
"Practical science doesn't belong to one country," he said. "Students in Moscow might suffer from an absence of good professors, but you can't judge on one year.
"Some of my colleagues have found that the United States is not paradise and that there are cultural differences, so the situation is far from at equilibrium."
J莉 Reed, Stillwater, Okla., graduate student, said she agreed that academics had become more
"There are quite a few more student exchanges, which promotes better understanding." she said.
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