Submitted on: December 14, 1993

Jim Perley, a professor at the College of Wooster and currently on sabbatical
at UC/Berkeley, is running for national President of AAUP as an openly gay
candidate and seeks our support.  The AAUP elections will be held by mail
ballot next March, with the results due in by April 1.

Jim writes, "One of my commitments, if I am elected President, is to bring
new energy to the mission of examining the issues that adversely affect gay,
lesbian and bisexual faculty members by appointing new members to the
ad-hoc committee which has not functioned with the vigor I would have liked
and charge them with writing a new section of the Red Book which
specifically deals with these issues."

Jim has corresponded with me in the past in his efforts to gather information
from members of the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community so that the AAUP
could respond more thoughtfully and meaningfully to the needs of these
members of the profession whose needs had not been adequately been addressed.

At a recent Collective Bargaining Congress meeting in Washington, Jim
talked about these concerns with Jean Thorensen from Eastern Connecticut
State University, and he has asked asked her to Chair the newly invigorated
committee if he's elected.  Professor Thorensen has expressed a willingness
to do this. She will be pleased to answer inquiries at 203-456-5280.

Jim seeks the support in the upcoming election from members of
the academic community who are gay, lesbian or bisexual.
In order to vote, one must be a member of the Association by January 1, 1994.

You may reach Jim directly at

       jperley@nature.berkeley.edu (Jim Perley)


I don't know the other candidates.  It is good to have promises such as Jim's.

Louie


            Louie Crew, Box 30, Newark, NJ 07101  201-485-4503
    Academic Foundations Dept., Rutgers: State University of New Jersey