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by Bart Becker
Koefoot . . .
Stephen L. Rozman said last week he
believes an anonymous letter sent to the
administration of the University of Americas in
Puebla, Mexico was the determining factor in
blocking his plans to assume a position there.
Rozman also recounted the events which
have transpired since the NU Board of Regents
decided against renewing his teaching contract
in February, 1971.
The former UNL political science assistant
professor is suing the Regents because they did
not renew his teaching contract after saying he
acted inappropriately during anit-war protests
on the Lincoln campus in the spring of 1970.
Rozman is asking $100,000 in damages and
reinstatement to his teaching post.
The initial trial date for the case has been set
for October 12.
Rozman. said he has been informed the
letter received by the University of Americas
administration contained a press clipping
pertaining to his activities on the Lincoln
campus since May, 1970. He also said he
believes it was the primary reason for the
Mexican government denying him working
papers for that country.
After his contract was not renewed Rozman
began applying for teaching positions at other
institutions. He contacted the Department of
History and International Relations at the
University of Americas in the spring of 1971.
Because he received no reply from the
Mexican university Roxman telephoned the
Department of History and International
Relations at the "university. He said he learned
he was one of three candidates still being
considered.
James Hamon, director of the department,
indicated Rozman was the most qualified of the
three remaining candidates but that accepting
the job would involve a reduction in pay and a
slower promotional progress, Rozman said.
Rozman said he was willing to take both the
pay cut and the delay in promotion because
"I'm not that concerned with titles and I dug
the scene there."
He received and signed a contract in July
and began to ready himself and his wife Nancy,
for the move to Mexico. As an American citizen
he needed working papers from the Mexican
government.
On August 2 the anonymous letter was
received. Rozman said he was told the letter
contained a press clipping but was not informed
whether a letter accompanied the clipping.
Denton Ray Lindley, University of Americas
president, wasvupset that Rozman hadn't given
the Mexican university information concerning
his actions at UNL, Rozman said.
Rozman indicated he had had no occasion to
bring out the facts surrounding his dismissal
from UNL in the brief correspondence he had
with University of Americas.
"The situations simply hadn't lent
themselves to my bringing up the subject," he
said. "But I certainly would have been honest if
they had asked my reasons for leaving the
University of Nebraska."
He was also informed that Lindley had made
a phone call to "the chancellor" of the UNL
campus to check on the information in the
clipping.
"Whomever he spoke to here apparently
gave him a fairly objective report of what took
place," Rozman said, "lindley was apparently
turned off that I had" the audacity to "sue the
Board of Regents."
UNL President D. B. Varner was unavailable
for comment Thursday and Friday. Varner's
title was " chancellor" until Sept. 1 .
Carroll R. McKibbin, chairman of the UNL
political science department, said he sent a
favorable letter of recom m endation to the
Mexican University. He said he had no other
contact with that university and no knowledge
of what effect, if any, his letter had.
Hamon indicated to Rozman that he had
known of the controversy which had taken
place at Nebraska but had already decided to
"bury it," in Rozman's words. Hamon's
department was also favorable to hiring
Rozman as an assistant professor.
However the University of Americas
administration had apparently been set against
Rozman and blocked his working papers,
Rozman said. The contract had been signed
with the provision that Rozman's papers would
be in order.
The American Political Science Convention
in Chicago on September 7 was the scene for
the final information which Rozman received.
He said he met there with Hamon and was
informed of the decisions which had been made.
Hamon also provided some of the speculation
as to how the decisions had been reached.
By the time the decision was finalized, it was
too late to receive a teaching job at any
American universities so Rozman is working
with Nancy, on translating a dictionary for
English and Lacotah Sioux.
The trial which, begins October 12 is
important for more than his own future,
according to Rozman.
Continued from page 1.
. "The University community," Koefoot asserted,
"cannot continue to excel with continued harassment
from individuals who have been elected to govern the
entire complex."
Koefoot said while he "in no way condones or
even acknowledges the conference on human
sexuality," he felt it was "very necessary for the
Board of Regents to follow the law of the land and
allow, without question, freedom of speech."
Moylan countered briefly before the meeting was
adjourned: "Ithink if you (Koefoot) really felt that
way about it and intended to take a course of action
that would do something about it permanently, you
should have voted for my motion."
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