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James Cole, UNL professor of psychology and the newly
elected head of the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union (NCLU).
NCLU President:
Institutions take rights
The president of the Nebraska Civil Liberties Union (NCLU)
board of directors said an "absolute interpretation" of the First
Amendment doesn't mean unrestricted personal freedom.
"But in the United States," continued Jim Cole, newly elected
NCLU head, "powerful institutions have tended to deprive
individuals of their rights."
The 39-year-old UNL professor of psychology was chosen by
the 20-member board to succeed Lincoln attorney James Kelley
for a one-year term. Cole also is director of UNL's Clinical
Psychology Training Program and teaches part time in the,
Centennial Education Program (CEP).
Individual rights
"I'm generally concerned with the role of people in authority in
society," Cole said. An individual's rights, he said, are often put up
against the institutional rights of society.
Noting that his psychology background has influenced his
involvement with NCLU, he said, referring to mental institutions,
"mental health professionals can often control individuals." Cole
said NCLU helped draft The Mental Health Commitment Act,
introduced to the Unicameral Tuesday by Sen. Tom Kennedy.
That bill more clearly defines the rights of a person who faces
commitment to a Nebraska mental institution.
"If this bill passes," said Cole, "it will be a model for the United
States. It's one of the first of its type in the nation."
Cole has been at UNL for ten years and became a member of
NCLU two year4; ago. He has been involved with the American Civil
Liberties Union "off-and-on" for more than a decade.
Two chapters
NCLU has two chapters, one in Grand Island and one in
Lincoln. The executive board directs the activity of several
committees and a legal panel made up of lawyers. According to
Cole, there are committees on the rights of women, American
Indians and other minorities, prisoners and mental patients. There
is also one on the right to privacy.
Cole said NCLU has 1,000 members who pay dues and work on
committees. Two students in CEP have shown an interest in
working with ths organization for semester projects, he said.
Sabbatical system investigated
By Mary Kay Roth .
The University of Nebraska has no sabbatical
system for its professors, and many members ot
the UNL faculty think the time for such a system
has arrived. ,
A sabbatical is a leave of absence, with pay,
granted to teachers for additional study.
Because of increasing interest in establishing a
sabbatical system, a nine-member ad hoc Faculty
Senate committee has been formed to investigate
possibilities.
Everett Peterson, committee chairman, hopes
to present a proposal to the Faculty Senate in
April. If it is approved, the NU Board of Regents
could discuss the suggestion at their May
meeting.
The Regent's Bylaws already provide for a
sabbatical system, Peterson said, however none
has been established yet. He said he hopes the
committee can provide the needed impetus.
Not just a vacation
"We plan to stress that a sabbatical is not just
an extended vacation," Peterson said. To erase
this image, his committee is considering calling
the sabbatical system something such as "Faculty
Improvement Program."
"The program would serve students as well as
faculty," Peterson explained, "because by
retaining our outstanding faculty, everyone
would gain. With an upgrading in the quality of
education and research, the community as a
whole would also benefit."
Prior to World War II UNL had a sabbatical
system, however with increased enrollment it
became impossible for teachers to take off time.
Peterson said UNL then decided to
concentrate on faculty salaries and benefits until
UNL could again handle a sabbatical system.
"We are at that stage now," he said.
Creative research and study
Max Larsen, interim dean for the College of
Arts and Sciences, said sabbaticals would allow
teachers time for creative research and study.
Teaching loads at UNL are fairly heavy, Larsen
said, so any outside work must be done on the
teachers'-own time.
He cited the new English Dept. film section as
an example. English teachers developed the new
section with the time between their regular
classes.
Larsen said another reason sabbaticals are
necessary is that some research requires materials
not available in Lincoln, and travel is inevitable.
Most other major universities have extensive
sabbatical systems.
UNL opportunities limited
However, the present opportunities at UNL
are limited, Larsen said. The Research Council of
the Faculty Senate and the Henry Woods
Foundation, each grant yearly sabbaticals.
He pointed out there are usually five or six
times more applications than the number of
sabbaticals to be given.
"It's disheartening to the faculty," Larsen
said, "because lots of good, creaiive people are
not given a chance." Both students and faculty
lose, he added, when morale is low.
Sabbaticals would "rejuvenate" professors,
Larsen explained, because they could take off
time to learn new techniques, improve their
teaching skills, or do research in their field of
expertise.
Projected costs a barrier
The projected cost of an NU sabbatical system
has been the largest barrier in the past, he
continued, but added that he thought most
estimates have been exaggerated.
Larsen said it might be possible to begin a
small-scale sabbatical system with the present
funds. Since student enrollment is decreasing and
UNL funding remains constant, additional funds
should be available.
Robert Haller, professor of English, associated
with the American Federation of Teachers
(AFT), agreed. He said the actual cost of such a
system would be lower than estimates indicate.
The cost of a replacement teacher villi be less
than the salary of the original professor, Haller
explained, because the professor will have been
at UNL at least seven years. He added that the
substitute will probably not be needed for an
entire year, because most sabbaticals are no
longer than one semester.
Many UNL teachers will not be able to take
sabbaticals, Haller said became of family reasons
or lack of teaching experience.
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Poetry
series
proposed
for ETV
Satrical poetry from the last two centuries will be the topic of a
studio taping open to the public at the Nebraska Educational
Television Network (NETV) Sunday.
The 30-minute program, entitled "Anyone for Tennyson?" is
being produced as a pilot program for a potential national public
television series.
The First Poetry Quartet, a nationally known ensemble of
actors and actresses, will present the program which will include
readings from the works of Dorothy Parker, John Betjeman, Mary
Alcock, John Dryden and others.
The proposed series aims to show that poetry is a delightful
form of entertainment as well as an important cultural heritage.
Ron Hull, network program manager of NETV, said performers
including Dustin Hoffman, Rex Harrison, Joanne Woodward and
Dame Judith Anderson, have indicated willingness to participate in
future programs if the series is accepted for funding for national
television.
An audience is needed for the taping, which will be Sunday,
from 4 to 5 p.m. in the network studios at the NETV Center, 1800
North 33rd Street. Reservations can be made by calling 472-361 1.
Taping programs before live audiences throughout the country
will be part of the NETV network plan for the series with emphasis
on university and college communities.
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