The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 7, 1978--Page 7 Undergraduate Tuition Hikes , since 1975 1976 1977 1978 10.6% f' 9.4% 96%9.6% t 6.0% Underclass Upperclass Upperclass Non-resident Resident Non-resident Tenure: Pinning down, specifics (Continued from Page 3) though it could, as it does, recruit heavily for minorities. But all members of the University community contacted expressed support for what they con- sider to be a- well-intentioned, albeit vague, affirmative action program. They seemed in agreement with a professor who preferred to remain nameless when he quipped that at all times, "we try to bend over blackwards (sic)."4 Another question which has been raised concerns the fact that the 'Executive Committee members for LSA are asked to consider the potential of a. scholar from a field that may be totally removed from their own disciplines. "I have a hell of a time with the Physics papers," admitted LSA Executive Committee member Esch- man (geology). Eschman said that in those cases in which he can't possibly personally read the candidate's resear- ch first hand, he relies heavily on the departmental evaluations and "you can always ask someone from the depar- tment who sits on the committee" for clarification. UTTAL EXPLAINED that "there are commonalities in intellectual en- deavors," but admitted that there are limits to the perception of a linguist when scouring a history paper. "A clumsy writer may have stumbled on one of the greatest ideas of history," hypothesized Uttal. Another problem with the tenure system is the intense pressure that rests with the faculty members waiting to learn of their fate. Tenure operates on an "up or out" principle, according to Nordby. After six years the decision must be made by the department, then the school's Executive Committee, and finally the Regents, who virtually rub- ber-stampthe recommendations of the Executive Committee; should this per- son be granted a job we would have trouble taking away? Nordby explained that "everybody is in the pressure cooker" when they come up for review. "For young families the pay is terrible and you get the book or baby problem." The "book or baby problem" faces young couples who are faced with what amounts to the necessity to publish in order to establish an academic reputation suitable for tenure in the field, but who at the same time feel a desire to raise children. "A GOOD department," said Nordby, "will protect their assistant professors" from too much of the tenure blues at a time when the young academic is-just launching into what he or she hopes is a life-long stint at the University. Another major issue concerns the criteria used by the department and the Executive Committee in arriving at the final list. LSA Dean Billy Frye ex- plained that there are three main areas' of interest "teaching, service, and research," not in order of importance. Many students complain that they have been subjected to poor teaching in or- der that the University could make a name in research circles. Frye and several others made the point that one need not sacrifice teaching for service or research foi teaching. "The simplest thing of all is one werd," said Uttal dramatically "excellence." He went on to say thai although the University tends to be "a little too heavy in our empirical resear ch," (it is), really very good at striking a balance" between the three areas. Ut tal and Frye agreed that careful research may be an. advantage in the classroom and that professors car learn and gain help from studentsloi their research. Underclass Resident Regents up tuition 9 of last 10 years (Continued from Page One) find themselves in the same financial squeeze that is troubling state colleges and universities. He 'said one of the reasons for, money shortages at private colleges is that public schools, under more financial pressure than they have felt in a long time, are now competing for money from private sources previously reserved for private schools. INDEED, THE University has always, unlike most pgplic universities, relied heavily on gifts for financial sup- port. The University holds an award for its fund-raising activities of 1976-77 and expects to be on top again when the 1977-78 figures come out, according to University officials. For 1976-77, the University received more corporate gifts ($8.7 million) than Stanford University, Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology and Harvard University. In the same fiscal year the University was one of the top fund- raising schools in the country receiving. totalgifts of $27 million. But with respect to tuition, the University also ranks among the highest. In the realm of public "peer" institutions, the University demands the highest resident and nonresident undergraduate fees. The University's closest out-state competitors are Ohio State and University of Minnesota, both, at $915 per year with University of California-Berkeley and U.C.L.A. trail- ing behind at $710 and $702 respectively. BUT IF RATD WITH private in- stitutions the University, at $3350 non- resident fee, is the lowest with Yale University topping the list at $4,750. However,'University Law School at $3,800 for nonresidents is more expen- sive than Harvard at $3,550. And University Medical School at $4,160 for: non-residents is more expensive than either Columbia University or Chicago University, although far cheaper than Northwestern University at $6,855 per year. To keep the cost of tuition down the University has launched a number of fund-raising programs including "Michigan Awareness"-a sort of "toot your horn" endeavor aimed specifically at the legislature. AND TO EASE the plight of students with financial problems the Regents are attempting to increase the Univer- sity's financial aid program. At the June Regents' meeting, Regent Roach said in light of tuition in- creases, if a student needs financial aid and can't get it from the government or any other source, the University should provide funds "to the full extent of the need." - According to Shapiro, a total of 59.5 percent of the students on the Ann Ar- bor campus shared more than $52 million in total financial aid funds in 1976-77. This-averages out to $2,707 per student. Thirty-eight percent of those students receiving financial aid-were awarded grants or scholarships totalling almost $25 million. Nearly 20 percent of the students received long-term loans amounting to $8 million. 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