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Chauncey calls for presidents to speak out

Staff Reporter
Published Thursday, April 23, 2009

To longtime Yale administrator Henry “Sam” Chauncey ’57, University President Richard Levin may be one of the greatest administrators Yale has seen in modern times — but he is also among the most reserved.

“I, for one, would like to see more university presidents speak out now more than they are [on] the issues of the world,” he said of Levin and other university presidents Wednesday. “[There] is a deafening silence among university presidents on major topics.”

Before about 75 Yale affiliates — almost all of whom were graduates and fellows — at a Master’s Tea in Davenport...

#1 By Alum '04 10:20a.m. on April 24, 2009

Chauncey's a hypocrite. Ask him about his role in the univeristy's agressive and racist response to David Lee's campaign for a seat on the Yale Corporation, or his own stance and role in the various labor struggles that plagued the university during his tenure here. Down with Levin and down with Chauncey too.

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