Is the Merger Transition Team going to examine the merger of academic departments?
The Team itself is not charged with responsibility for recommending how different academic units might best come together. It is the responsibility of each Dean and Director to be examining those issues, identifying synergies, and planning for the possibilities of a merged university. The Psychology Department, for example, has done a wonderful job and provides a good example of how faculty and departments can approach the potentials. (The MTT discussed the issues that Department faced at its meeting of January 24.) However, the MTT will be examining the academic issues relating to merger in the second phase of its work — that is, between February 27 and July 1 — if the Drexel trustees do vote for merger.
