NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 41, No. 24
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
Non-CAS faculty remain divided on NYU leadership
SEXTON UNDER SCRUTINY
By NICOLE BROWN
RACHEL KAPLAN/WSN
CAS faculty members remain lone school to cast vote of no confidence Approximately 50 percent of eligible CAS faculty members have cast their ballot in the vote of no confidence as of 11 p.m. yesterday, halfway through the allotted voting period. Other NYU schools have not organized similar votes of no confidence. *WSN did not request the figures for votes cast for or against NYU President John Sexton’s performance at time of press to avoid influencing the outcome of the final vote.
Bryce Dallas Howard screens film at NYU By MARISSA ELLIOT LITTLE
On Thursday, actress Bryce Dallas Howard will visit her alma mater, NYU. “NYU was one of the most important times in my youth,” said “The Help” star. “I found friends and a community that I feel like for the rest of my life will artistically challenge me and will be real with me so that I can continue to grow beyond school.” Howard returns to promote Canon’s Project Imagin8ion, a project that allows anyone to submit photographs in one of 10 narrative categories. Her father, Academy Award-winner Ron Howard, chooses the primary photo-winner from each category, and their work will be used in a short film. Initially asked to direct the short film, the elder
Howard was unable to commit due to conflicts with another project. His daughter became involved when someone else suggested she take his place. “He was laughing because he didn’t think of it himself,” the younger Howard said. Howard is no stranger to directing short films. This year, she directed “When You Find Me,” a collaboration written by Dane Charbonneau, her writing partner of six years and brother-in-law. As a result, Howard is quite enthusiastic for her new project. “We were never faced with a blank page. We had collaborators. We had support. And looking at those photographs really challenged us to move out of our comfort zones in terms of story-
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While the Faculty of Arts and Science continues to cast their e-ballots for the vote of no confidence against NYU President John Sexton, other faculty members have started discussions on the state of shared governance. The Steinhardt Faculty Affairs Committee and the Steinhardt Faculty Council sent an email to the entire staff of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development on Monday asking them to consider a draft proposal of shared governance and the faculty bill of rights drafted by the NYU chapter of the American Association of Professors. Professor of social studies education Robert Cohen explained this is not a proposal for a vote of no confidence. Rather, it is a broader call to faculty members to discuss the issues of governance. “We haven’t had a conversation yet with the whole
school, but at least within the Faculty Council there is a concern about it, and that’s why they adopted the resolution,” Cohen said. The Steinhardt faculty were asked to provide responses to the proposal by March 25, and the feedback will be discussed at the faculty meeting on April 8. The proposal addresses similar concerns that the FAS has brought to light — including the lack of representation on the NYU 2031 plan — but also focuses on two less-publicized issues. The first is the failure of the Board of Trustees to consult the faculty when the members voted to hire Sexton. Professor of education sociology and chair of the Steinhardt Faculty Council Floyd Hammack explained that sometimes when positions open at universities, a search committee is created to make recom-
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
CURRENT VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IS PREMATURE: Students and faculty should consider the university’s current standing before coming to a conclusive decision. JAYWANT on PG. 7
COURTESY OF CANON USA
Howard’s new short film is inspired by Canon’s Project Imagin8ion.
BONUSES GIVEN TO NYU ADMINISTRATORS REVEALS NYU’S FOR-PROFIT TENDENCIES: Columnist Edward Radzivilovskiy argues against the university’s marketization of education. RADZIVILOVSKIY on PG. 7