In the Jan. 19 issue of The Guilfordian, Vice President and Academic Dean Adrienne Israel published a response to articles by Lisa McLeod and me that appeared in recent issues of The Guilfordian. Dean Israel’s Guilfordian piece had already appeared in the Dec. 15 issue of The Beacon. In the Jan. 19 issue of The Beacon, Dr. McLeod and I posted a lengthy response to Dean Israel. That response concluded with the statement, ” . no one has satisfactorily explained why the report by the civil rights expert hired by the college regarding Dr. Branch’s case is being kept confidential, given that Mr. Chambers (its author) has no objection to its release.” Dean Israel has now provided an explanation for keeping Mr. Chambers’ report confidential, notwithstanding Chambers’ written statement to Dr. Branch that “Dr. Chabotar may elect to disclose its contents.” In her contribution to the Jan. 19 Beacon, Dr. Israel comments that “confidentiality was the basis” on which faculty and staff spoke to Julius Chambers. Dean Israel’s explanation is helpful. Yet it fails to explain satisfactorily why only one sentence of Mr. Chambers’ report has been released. It is hard to imagine that the substance of Mr. Chambers’ report cannot be shared with the community without violating the confidentiality of those with whom he spoke. I strongly urge Dr. Chabotar to share the substance of Mr. Chambers’ report.
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An open letter
Jonathan W. Malino, Professor of Philosophy
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January 26, 2007

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