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Description: 3 p. A typed letter to Judge Bolon B. Turner, president of the Sigma Chi Corporation, from University of Oregon President Arthur S. Flemming and Oregon State University President James H. Jensen, jointly. The letter, dated November 11, 1965, is on the letterhead of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Flemming and Jensen provide a summary of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education's policy to withdraw recognition of any fraternity or sorority that restricts membership on the basis of race or religion and cite several clauses from the fraternity's constitution that seem to be at odds with the Board's policy. The letter invites Judge Turner to offer his views on the matter and to respond to several questions., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 1 p. An open letter from Dorothy Robinson, a librarian at the Northeastern Illinois State College to the University of Oregon inquiring about what programs are offered in Afro-American studies., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 7 p. A memo from Barry Siegel, member of an ad hoc committee of the American Association of University Professors, to several members of the University of Oregon faculty regarding an enclosed draft of a proposed program for higher education for the culturally deprived., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 1 p. A typed joint statement by Oregon State University President James Jensen and University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming regarding discrimination policies in fraternities and sororities., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 1 p. A typed motion by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University directing them to withdraw recognition from any fraternity or sorority using race or religion to discriminate its membership., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 3 p. type-written document with 1 p. type-written cover page with some hand-written notes from University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark outlining the creation of the Commission on the Future of the University., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 1 p. A typed letter from Marshall Wattles, Associate Dean of Faculties at the University of Oregon to President Waldemar Nielsen of the African-American Institute regarding the University's participation in the America Study of Africa Program., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 2 p. A typed letter dated May 12, 1965 on Mount Vernon High School letterhead from Principal Howard Spalding to University of Oregon President Arthur Flemming expressing his opinion about teaching versus propoganda. His letter was a response to a New York Times article "Vietnam comes to the Oregon U"., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

Description: 3 p. A memorandum to University of Oregon President Arthur S. Fleming from Dean Orlando J. Hollis, dated August 18, 1965, and typed on UO School of Law letterhead. The memo is a report to President Fleming from the ad hoc committee (comprised of Dean Hollis, Professor Robert Campbell, and Dean Donald DuShane) detailing their examination and conclusions of the Sigma Chi Fraternity's compliance with the policies of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and the University of Oregon. In short, the committee concluded that this fraternity was not in compliance with the requirement that fraternities and sororities shall not restrict their memberships on the basis of race or religion. The memo also states that previous statements from President Fleming about the compliance of this fraternity were not accurate., Document from the University of Oregon Office of the President.

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