Records of the Faculty Alliance for Rutgers (FAR).

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Records of the Faculty Alliance for Rutgers (FAR).

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The records of the Rutgers University organization Faculty Alliance for Rutgers (FAR) are dated between 1985 and 1998, with the bulk of material from 1996 to 1998. These records reflect the members' dissatisfaction with the presidency of Francis L. Lawrence. The collection includes correspondence, articles, membership lists, solicitation letters, meeting minutes (from FAR and the New Brunswick Faculty Council), and copies of the five FAR newsletters published between February 1997 and February 1998.

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