“It seems like there’s an agenda being presented outside of the issue of diversity,” says Dr. Dan Clawson, a sociology professor. “This suppresses free speech and the diversity of opinions.”
Some accused the chancellor of ignoring them when they showed up at the faculty senate meeting to voice their concerns about the proposal.
“I don’t feel like the feedback coming from the community is being heard,” says Marisha Leiblum, a 20-year-old junior from Amherst who was upset that Lombardi wouldn’t respond to any student or faculty comments.
“These are very complex issues and I am not prepared at this time to go tit-for-tat right now on every point that’s being raised,” Lombardi says.
He says his revised proposal for improving campus diversity, as well as a counter-proposal drafted by students, will soon be posted on the school’s Web site.
— Associated Press
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