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From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: Slavic/Future (fwd)
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FYI.

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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 17:12:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
To: Steven Olswang <solswang@u.washington.edu>
Cc: John Simpson <simpson@u.washington.edu>, dickd@u.washington.edu,
    Karl Kramer <slavic@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Slavic/Future

I would rather discuss those issues in a public forum WHERE THEY BELONG. 
Thank you, Galya Diment.

On Fri, 21 Apr 1995, Steven Olswang wrote:

> I will be pleased to discuss these issues at our meeting.  Please call 
> Ms. fitzgerald at 3-6616 to arrange a meeting.  steve
> 
> On Fri, 21 Apr 1995, Galya Diment wrote:
> 
> > Vice Provost Olswang,
> > 
> > 	I a letter which each member of the Slavic Department  
> > received today you state that while our opinions about our future MAY BE 
> > taken into account, "placement of you appointment, in part, will be 
> > guided by College instructional needs." Since when, if I may be allowed to ask,
> > can a faculty member of this university be reassigned to a department or 
> > a program not of his or her own WITHOUT the full consent of the given 
> > faculty member? Are we now this university's slaves because our 
> > "property," i.e. our department, is about to be eliminated?
> > 	I want to make one thing reasonably clear. Since the department 
> > we were all hired to teach in will be officially ELIMINATED if our appeals 
> > are rejected, there is NO DIRECT OR INDIRECT LINK between the former Slavic 
> > Department and the new program that the administration is planning to put 
> > into action. Therefore, faculty members of the Slavic Department cannot 
> > be forced to teach there against their will, nor others can be forced to 
> > go to other departments if they do not feel such an action is in their best 
> > professional and personal interests. Forcing people to go into 
> > programs or departments other than the place of their original employment 
> > is a serious breach of the university's contract with its faculty.
> > 
> > 	Please enlighten me if I am wrong.
> > 
> > 	Galya Diment
> > 	Associate Professor
> > 	Slavic L & L
> > 
> 
> 

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