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Both the faculty senate and the Brandeis chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) are presently investigating a possible hiring freeze.
Professor Stephen Berko, chairman of the faculty senate, said last night, "We all recognize the need for certain cutbacks, but [the faculty senate] hopes to minimize the academic effect on the university. Nothing has been frozen yet-the problem is that we don't know yet how many people we...
The executive committee of the Brandeis AAUP met with university president Charles Shotland last Thursday, and one professor on the committee said yesterday that the university may not be able to increase present faculty salaries to meet rises in the cost of living.
"We are concerned not only about the economic effect of a freeze, but also about the morale problems which may result from it. And we are unsure whether administrative cutbacks will accompany faculty cutbacks," he said.
In the event of a hiring freeze, thegraduate schools will be most affected, he added.