Danforth Fellowships, 1972

The series includes records pertaining to academic student services, the work of CAS committees, programs for freshman, student enrollment and retention, faculty issues, administration of the graduate school, planning efforts, and undergraduate life.

Academic student services records include materials relating to advising, academic policies and requirements, the honor's program, and various forms of academic assistance, including remedial, special entry, and alternative freshman year programs.

Committee records document a wide range of CAS activities. The records of the Curriculum Committee, which revamped the CAS curriculum in the 1980s and approved a series of new courses and programs, contain a wealth of documentation about departments and curricular offerings. The Academic Standing Committee concerns students' academic progress and is therefore restricted for 75 years. One item of note is the M.A.D.E. Committee 1973-1976 (Box 2, Folder 62), comprised of selected Music, Art, Drama, and English faculty who had grievances concerning the lack of departmental funding and low faculty salaries.

The administration of CAS is well documented in Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1939-1978 (Boxes 3-4), Chairperson Meeting Minutes, 1969-1994 (Box 3 and Box 16) and the College Council, 1978-1996 (Boxes 1, 15-16). Covered issues include curricular development, faculty hiring and accomplishments, and the development of initiatives, programs, and policies. Annual Reports from all CAS departments are available for 1987 and 1992. Annual reports from some departments are available for years 1979-1980 and 1991-1995 (Box 23). Financial documentation is available in the Annual Budget Reports 1967-1985 (Boxes 24, 25) and faculty salary statistics (Box 25). CAS newsletters between 1982 and 1987 also provide a wealth of information about CAS news and events. The Arts and Sciences Chronicle, located in the NU Publications Collection, also may be of interest. Information about faculty sabbaticals, salaries, and promotions are also in this collection but are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation.

Planning records document efforts in the 1980s and early 1990s to chart the direction of CAS as it tried to strengthen programs while NU faced declining enrollment. A copy of the Strategic Plan 1988-1993, which also includes working documents concerning plan development, is available (Box 23).

Graduate and undergraduate affairs records include materials concerning the admission and retention of students and the planning of open houses and orientations.