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MEDIA CONTACT: Alan Cubbage at 847-491-4886
or a-cubbage@northwestern.edu
PDF version of
this statement
I have notified Toni-Marie Montgomery, dean of the Northwestern
University School of Music, that I approve her recommendation
that degree programs in organ and church music be ended. I am
taking this action after having carefully reviewed Dean Montgomery's
detailed and thoughtful recommendation on this matter; comment
received from the University's elected General Faculty Committee;
and messages sent to me by friends of the School, including students,
alumni, and other interested parties.
My decision incorporates the understanding, contained in the
School of Music recommendation, that instruction in organ will
continue to be offered on a non-degree basis and that current
students will be able to complete the degree programs in which
they are enrolled, provided that they make normal progress toward
the degree.
I am aware that this decision may disappoint some people within
and beyond the Northwestern University community. Nonetheless,
I am confident that Dean Montgomery has given this matter the
most careful consideration; and I commend her for her leadership
in balancing the needs and priorities of the School. I share
Dean Montgomery's conclusion that this action is an appropriate
one.
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