The Oberlin Group said 53 college presidents had signed its letter to the senators....
Comment. The title of this article is incorrect (senior administrators are not "split...down the middle" but overwhelmingly on the side of FRPAA) and the body of the article is misleading for suggesting that there is only one pro-FRPAA letter for senior administrators when there are five. First, 25 provosts signed the pro-FRPAA CIC letter (July 28, 2006). Then, 22 more signed the GWLA letter (August 22, 2006). Then came the Oberlin Group letter (September 5, 2006), signed by 53 presidents. Then six more presidents signed the NECP letter (September 19, 2006). SPARC put all these pro-FRPAA signatures together on one page, added its own statement of pro-FRPAA principles, asked other presidents and provosts to sign, and has elicited had a steady stream of new signatures since August. The total to date in support of FRPAA = 127. The total opposed = 10.
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Peter Suber at 10/25/2006 01:52:00 PM.
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