The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 22, 2000 - 3 Y f _ ._f1 .....1 ""1 .vvvv v JAinority profs. under-represented at 'U' By Sara Fedewa For the Daily Comparing the experiences of LSA senior Kristie Thelen and Engineering senior Carrie Grzywa, it may be hard to believe that the two attend the same university. While Grzvwa said that she cannot recall having a minority pro- fessor, Thelen said, 'I dare say that I have had more miority pro- *sors than non-minority professors:' With the recent debates concerning the use of affirmative action in admissions, more attention has been focused on the importance of diversity at the University, including atnong professors. According to the Office of Budget and Planning, in 1999, 131 of the 1201 tenured professors represented minority groups, meaning minorities made up only about 10 percent of the total number of pro- fessors at the University. The numbers are higher among those not yet tenured, as 17 percent of associate professors, 29 percent of assistant professors and 22 percent of instructors are minorities. With minorities making up 26 percent of the student population, some believe that the University should do more to increase the num- ber of minorities among the tenured staff Mary Corcoran, a professor of Political Science, Social Work and Public Policy, said she believes the University has many talented minor- ity professors. She said she feels that Minority profs it is "definitely a good idea to recruit N 10% of tenured profes- minority professors." sors are minorities. Corcoran said that minority pro- fessors "serve as role models and 2 Minority groups repre- serve as presenting different view- sent 26% of the student points. We have exceptionally tal- population. ented professors here - they help fight against stereotypes that 9 17% of associate profes- minorities aren't good enough:' sors are minorities,. Kristie Thelen said, "A lot of times they relate concepts to person- U 29% of assistant profes- al experiences about their family or sors are minorities. culture that I wouldn't have heard of otherwise" While the advantages of having minorities as professors are agreed upon by many, the methods of attaining large numbers are more con- troversial. Corcoran, who is a supporter of affirmative action, said "there are plenty of talented professors out there, we don't need to cut anyone a break." Corcoran pointed out that affirmative action can be imple- mented without relaxing the requirements for a certain group. Although Thelen said she feels that the requirements should not necessarily be relaxed for minorities, she said she thinks that in some circumstances cultural background should be valued in the decision to hire or tenure professors. "If a professor isn't as top-notch as another, but has unique expe- riences, that background can sometimes replace the fact that he is not quite as top-notch as the other professor," Thelen said. While they all have had different viewpoints and experiences at the University, Corcoran, Thelen and Grzywa all agree that everyone should have an equal chance at acquiring a position at the University. "I think that minority professors are an asset as they help to relate to and be role-models for minority students as well as sharing a diverse background, but if you're a good teacher, you're a good teacher regardless of your race," Grzywa said. %UDGET Continued from Page 1 This is the new feature photo In addition, all universities would get a three percent increase in a pend- ing S45 million supplemental bill. The House reimplemented the tier WA system, which ranks schools based on several characteristics into three differ- ent levels of tainimnuIn finding. l ep. Sandy Caul (R - Mt. Pleasant), subcommittee head, said in a press release that the tier system removes politics from the formation of the bud get. The tier system was created in the forming of the Fiscal Year 2000 budget to prevent favoritism that certain schools may receive from their Congressional representatives. Rep. Deb Cherry (D-Burton), one of the five Democrats to vote against *orting the bill, said the tier rankings are "based on some false assumptions." She said that the tier system takes away discussion and "legislative discre- tion in the future." Schwarz, who championed the removal of the tier system in the Senate budget recommendations pointed out that six schools did not actually reach the funding level of their tier. It was meaningless then and mean- Sless now," he said. 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