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S305 December 6, 1979

JOSHUA LEDERBERG

PRESIDENT

Dr. Leonard Krieger
Department of History
University of Chicago
5801 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637

Dear Dr. Krieger: -

I have nothing to quarrel with in your draft report
of November 19th. However, I would have said more about
the responsibilities of departments and schools to pro-
vide for the needs of graduate students.

Beyond our mandate, I would still say that it should
be a matter of policy that senior faculty play a major
role in introductory college teaching -- not drill courses
which should be minimal anyhow.

As for September 1980 I hope you set a definite date
early enough that I can firmly plant it on my calendar.

My own suggestion for topic is "tKhe criterion for the
Ph.D. dissertation/degree". At most institutions this has
gradually deteriorated; I have no information about Yale.
The Rockefeller University will be doing some self-study
this year on related questions, even whether to replace the
Ph.D. with a more senior research qualification.

Yours sincerely,

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