The President has offered office support to help the committee seek out the relevant facts and points of view. The committee will provide regular interim reports. Other than that, I am leaving the committee's procedures and goals to its own discretion. I would like to make a short statement about the committee's charge. The University's decision to join the WRC and Phil Knight's public response created a very heated debate.
Many people are obviously very angry.
But different people are angry about different things. The nature and the role of the University in regard to these many conflicting claims needs to be thought through and stated clearly for each of its constituencies. I hope all those with an interest in this debate about the University's mission will help us think about these issues in the coming months.