Search committee still searching...

The Presidential Search Committee met Saturday March 29 in the Campus Center, narrowing the number of candidates to fill the job of outgoing president Mike McPherson. The remaining candidates will be sent invitations to interview with committee members in mid-April.

Along with invitations, "candidates will receive items intended to introduce them to the Macalester community," said committee member Alexander Hill '57. He added that the items include the March 28 issue of The Mac Weekly.

The timing of last weekend's meeting could indicate that the committee is behind schedule. According to a January 29 release from committee chair David Randheim '64, this meeting was scheduled to take place in "mid-March."

However, Randheim said Monday the committee is moving along as planned, "I am pleased that we are keeping on schedule." He said the committee hopes to bring finalists to campus before the end of the academic year in May, when McPherson will resign.

Committee members were unable to disclose further information because of the need to protect the candidates' confidentiality.
 

Professors plan teach-in for next week
 

The ad-hoc committee of faculty and staff formed last week to organize anti-war projects on campus has already planned a teach-in to be held next week.

History Professor Jim Stewart sent a draft of the event's schedule to all those involved which is printed below. Several speakers are expected to be added to the panels. All events (except one, as noted) will take place in the Chapel.
 

Wednesday, April 9

11:00 – 1:00 p.m. How Did We Get Into This?

Wendy Weber, Macalester Political Science

Timothy Brennan, University of Minnesota Cultural Studies/Comparative Literature

Javier Morillo, Macalester History

1:00-3:00 p.m. Media and the War

Clay Steinman, Macalester Communications and Media Studies

James Dawes, Macalester English

Leola Johnson, Macalester Communication Studies

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. On the Ground with the Iraqi People in the Age of Saddam Hussein: a

Photo-Documentary and Discussion

Steve Clemens, Habitat for Humanity
 

Thursday, April 10

11:30 – 1:30: Threats to Civil Liberties and Immigrants

Peter Erlinder, Professor of Law, William Mitchell Law School

Peter Thompson, Attorney/Activist

1:30 – 3:30 – History, Politics and Religion:

How Much is This War Really About the Middle East?

Adeeb Khalid, History, Carleton College

Shahzad Bashir, Religious Studies, Carleton College

Jim Stewart, History, Macalester College

7:00 – 9:00 – The Arts and Political Resistance (Olin Rice Smail Gallery)