Statement of the Chairs of Departments and Directors of Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Virginia

June 21, 2012

Statement of the Chairs of Departments and Directors of Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Virginia

The chairs of departments and directors of programs in the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Virginia reaffirm our call for the reinstatement of Teresa Sullivan as president of the University. We do so because this represents the best hope for the future for all members of the University community. It also holds out the possibility that the University of Virginia can emerge stronger from this moment of crisis and provide a national example of thoughtful response to the difficulties confronting American higher education.

John Arras, Biomedical Ethics Colin Bird, Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law Tom Bloom, Drama Talbot Brewer, Philosophy Edmund Brodie, Mountain Lake Biological Station Ellen Contini-Morava, Linguistics Frederick H. Damon, Anthopology Gabriel N. Finder, Jewish Studies Grace Hale, American Studies Paul D. Halliday, History Richard Handler, Global Studies W. Dean Harman, Chemistry David Herman, Slavic Languages David L. Hill, Psychology Charles Holt, Economics Anne Kinney, East Asian Languages Christopher Krentz, American Sign Language Krishan Kumar, Sociology Valerie Larsen, Center for Instructional Technology Charles Laughlin, East Asia Center David Leblang, Politics Edward G. Lengel, Washington Papers Siva Vaidhyanathan, Media Studies Cynthia Wall, English

Deborah E. McDowell, Carter G. Woodson Institute Deborah McGrady, French Susan McKinnon, Anthropology Jon Mikalson, Classics Farzaneh Milani, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages John F. Miller, Classics Brian P. Owensby, History Deborah Parker, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese Brian Parshall, Mathematics Charlotte J. Patterson, Studies in Women & Gender Dinko Pocanic, Institute for Nuclear and Particle Physics Joseph Poon, Physics Jeffrey Rossman, Center for Russian and East European Studies Kurtis R. Schaeffer, Religious Studies Sandhya Shukla, American Studies Howard Singerman, Art History Michael F. Suarez, S.J., Rare Book School Douglas Taylor, Biology Christopher Tilghman, Creative Writing Patricia Wiberg, Environmental Sciences Richard Will, Music