Yes, the Senate represents the faculty. Yes, he is committed to shared governance with the faculty through the Faculty Senate. Time will prove his commitment. The President's Academic Advisory Council will address the racial situation on campus. The individual departments in the College of Liberal Arts can enact the requirements themselves.
Nothing is planned.
The Coordinating Board is the limiting factor. Discussions are underway to separate them from the College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies in two to five years. The new regulations regarding the approval of curriculum, particularly the involvement of the Board of Regents, is troubling. The joint UT-TAMU meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 26, 1996. Plans include a luncheon followed by break-out groups on different topics.