Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Pomises about minority group equality had run on too long. Now was the time to stop the bullshit and come down hard. Stu- dents throughout the University helped create and coordinate recruiting for black students, a Black Studies program and equal employ- ment procedures. The University responded by accepting 11 black students in the Class of '73; the faculty resolved intensive staff recruiting ef- forts. Although many viewed the issue as a lowering of standards, those who matched their rhetoric with action were convinced that the change had been one of emphasis and responsibility. 21

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Sayles Hall is usually quiet. So is the faculty. But anyone standing on the Green in the late afternoon on Tuesday, May 6, witnessed a procession not to be believed. Not ten, fifteen, or even fifty faculty members passing by, but a steady stream of 300 people climbing the steps to Sayles Hall. They moved along smoothly, relaxed by the warm weather and the smiles of their colleagues, carrying briefcases and class papers under their arms. Students gazed from the concrete walks and old lamposts. Even those who had been sunning themselves amidst 200 years of history from UH to Faunce House, rose for the occasion. They smiled - who had ever seen so many faculty together before their smiles covering the tense excitement they felt inside. Teachers, like pupils, felt that aura of adventure as they prepared to launch, or prevent, major changes in the institution they knew as Brown. 23