The Co-ordinating Task Force has completed its work with a series of apple pie and motherhood proposals which were met by a collective sigh of relief and general agreement. Now, during the interregnum before the implementation phase of the Task Force's work begins, faculty members wait anxiously to see what will happen next. In this climate of uncertainty it is perhaps time to suggest some radical proposals for university reform. Let us begin with a situation analysis.
Faculty feel cheated, discouraged and overworked.
The number of harassment cases before the Faculty Association has risen dramatically. An unprecedented number of faculty are off on sick leave while many others freely admit to being seeking psychological or other medical help to enable them to cope. Everything is made worse by the widespread belief that most administrators are out of touch with the realities faced by faculty. In short, morale is at an all time low. All of this bodes ill for the future because the full effect of our generous early retirement scheme has not yet been felt.