How is the university addressing the Phi Beta Kappa application issues?
I think we missed by a whisker last time. The committee that visited us recommended our membership. This is a somewhat conservative organization, and it’s not unusual to fail your first time around. So we certainly want to put a good foot forward, but I don’t think we have to do so with a sense that we had huge sins to atone for. There are several things that have changed since the prior application. I think the faculty-BOV relationship is much less troubled than was the case at the previous application point. We’ve had simply no major confrontations for three years. I think the Phi Beta Kappa committee’s judgment last time was borderline. I think they’d be hard-pressed to point to cases where the faculty has not been able to maintain adequate voice in academic matters. I think that’s a big change. The adjunct issue is still with us, so that one will remain a vulnerability. We emphasized that we have all sorts of adjuncts–some clearly enhance our educational strength, so we need to mak
