I oppose the elimination of current schools and the appointment (vs the election) of the deans. Any divisional change should await the (possible) reformulation of major programs.

I believe major programs in some instances should be able to reside in more than one school, for example Economics, and Law and Society. For the latter, eliminating this possibility will severely harm the program.

Rather than a separate unequal unit for education, I believe there should be a full school of community education which would also house some psychologists, other social scientists and scientists. Such a school should be able to offer degrees and shove programs with other schools.

The six schools would then be headed by directors who would each teach one course a term plus their administrative responsibilities. Fundraising would be done by vice presidents as well as the president.

Consolidation of some major programs would best be done by members engaging in an exploratory process over a 3-4 month period or more. Outcomes could vary in structure from a loose alliance to a designated curriculum with shared lines. After a year or less of these arrangements, the environment would conducive for a more genuine discussion of divisional change.