Weather Tonight: Chance of showers, low around 330 Tomorrow: Cloudy, dry, high around 550. 2~~ira t t One hundred sixt years of ed i arfrreedom Frida October 18, 1996 Ego r 2 to . 'y"' A, . 11111111 a , .;.. z,:. , s .a.,n , ":.. n, q. _ Dc3 :..a , S' ,x . e. a ,. sir a ,.. *. ,;..1; a#>', xri¢' , Committee By Jodi S. Cohen and Jeff Eldridge Daily Staff Reporters Four finalists for the University's top post were revealed yesterday, launching the final phase of the most open presi- dential search in the school's 179-year history. "The list of four names we recommended is a grand slam," *an Gilmour, University alum and member of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, told the Board of Regents and University community. During an emotional, three-hour meeting, Law School Dean and PSAC Chair Jeffrey Lehman went to bat for the recommended candidates - and explained why the list was one name short. All four prospects have held provost positions at major uni- versities since 1994. Two of them - Lee Bollinger of Dartmouth College and Stanley Chodorow of the University of Pennsylvania - come from the iv L Pnmap Cnrnl Chrict of tha unveils list of prospects for 'U' president _ { . y . __ f_ :^ .i.. ^ ...:.-_ VY League. .aroi t-rs of ie University of California at Berkeley and Larry Faulkner of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign both hail from public institutions. The committee also released the names of all 302 nominees they had considered. The names ranged from the expected to the not so obvious - from interim University sident Homer Neal to former President Carter. here is one woman among the top four nominees, and none of them are members of a racial minority. Lehman took the floor at 9 a.m. yesterday to speak publicly about the search for the first time. He outlined the process PSAC used to select the four finalists, and, to a crowded but hushed room, revealed that the list suddenly had been cut. Originally, PSAC planned to nominate five candidates for the presidency. But legal actions taken against the board ear- lier this week not only changed the final process, but also changed the list of candidates. Late Wednesday afternoon, o of five final nominees withdrew from consideration. "I deeply regret the fact that we have only four names to bring before you today," Lehman told the regents. "The law- suit has harmed the University by depriving you the opportu- nity to consider that candidate." Lehman said the candidate withdrew because he or she wanted the opportunity to meet privately with individual regents. The preliminary injunction handed down Tuesday by Circuit Court Judge Melinda Morris bars thiscinteraction as well as closed meetings planned by the board. JENNIFER BRADLEY-SWIFT/Daily Left: Dean Jeffrey Lehman, chair of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, announces the names for the four top candidates for the next president. Right: University Regents Shirley McFee, Deane Baker and Nellie Varner confer before the meeting. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) said the damage cre- ated by the loss of this candidate may be irreparable. "We will never know if that individual would have been a successful president," Baker said. Lehman would not comment further on the person's identity. But he said the remaining four candidates are "remarkable," and any of them could be a great leader of the University. "We .. .urge you to name four extraordinary leaders of high- er education as finalists in the presidential search." Lehman said. The regents have the final say about who officially will be considered for president, but Lehman expressed hope that the regents will consider the four nominees - "them and only them," he said. Regents declined to speculate on whether they will choose to amend the recommended list. Regent Philip Power (D-Ann Arbor), who was one of sev- eral speakers w ho became choked-up with emotion when addressing the room, said he was in awe of the names recom- mended to the regents. "I'm overwhelmed not only at the quality of the (PSAC) and its work ... but at the process through which this meeting took place" Power said, adding that PSAC's work serves as a model for the regents to follow during the remainder of the search During individual speeches, each PSAC member stressed the bond the group formed during the past seven months. See PRESIDENT, Page 11 M CURRENT POSITION Provost and professor at Dartmouth College * EDUCATION B.S., 1968, University of Oregon; J.D., 1971, Columbia University of government since 1994. * CURRENT POSITION Provost and professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania since 1994 M EDUCATION A.B., 1964, Cornell University; Ph.D., 1968, Cornell OTHER POSITIONS Dean of Arts and Sciences, then dean of Arts and Humanities and associate vice chancellor for Academic Planning, at the University of California-San Diego, 1985-94 CURRENT POSITION Vice chancellor, provost, and profes- sor of English at the University of California at Berkeley since 1994 EDUCATION B.A., 1966, Douglass College; M.Ph., 1969, Yale University; Ph.D., 1970, Yale University 0 OTHER POSITIONS Dean of Humanities, then provost and dean of the College of Letters and Science, at the University of California at Berkeley, 1988-94 CURRENT POSITION Provost, vice chancellor for academ ic affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1994 N EDUCATION B.S., 1966, Southern Methodist University; Ph.D., 1969, the University of Texas at Austin * OTHER POSITIONS Dean of the Law School at the University of Michigan, 1987-94; assistant professor, then associate professor, then professor of Law at the University of Michigan, 1973-94 I OTHER POSITIONS Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989-94 INSIDE THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH For more coverage of the University's presidential search, see Pages 7-9 and 11. 1 On the bench The advisory committee's preliminary list includes Jimmy Carter, Coln Powell and the governor of Puerto Rico. Page 7 Diversity in choice The top four choices are all Caucasian with one woman, but it doesn't bother many students. Page 8 'Looking for a leader Students look to the four presidential candidates for leadership, but fail to see inside knowledge of the University. Page 8 Steps to the final four The complete list of the 302 candidates and where they hail from. Page 9 N. Campus bell tower dedicated By Heather Kamins ly Staff Reporter aser lights and fireworks illuminat- ed the sky, and the sound of bells filled the air, making North Campus look like a scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind last night. All the excitement was in honor of Man not charged with attacks By Anupama Reddy Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor Police Department charged a man yester- day on three counts, including armed robbery and felony firearm possession, but said they did not have enough evi- dence to charge him with two other recent attacks. The police first arrested the 31-year-old Ann Arbor man Tuesday morning in connection with four recent incidents. The man was scheduled to be arraigned by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office yesterday. AAPD Sgt. Phillip Scheel said the man has been charged No. 13 Michigan vs. Indiana Where: Michigan Stadium (cap. 102,501, more than 105,000 expected) When: Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Television: Creative Sports Series history: r. { w ,, r, ,. _ L ? 'i, ' , : _. -n ' l / : " I r ", I .YN I