Fox--Josef W. [Philosophy and Humanities Faculty]

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1 Going to college, getting an education not same thing
Northern Iowan 92:53, p.8
People go to college for many reasons, but they should devote some effort to learning.
2 Obiter Scripta: Nation should honor authentic American hero, Dr. King
Northern Iowan 82:28, p.2
Upset that America spends more time honoring the popular celebrities than it does the true heroes, people such as Dr. King; reprint of 1963 column.
3 "Keep on studying, Earl"; reply to Chrysler
Northern Iowan 73:15, p.3
Gives his support to union; also comments on previous editorial written by Earl Chrysler on collective bargaining.
4 Kimball backwards?
Northern Iowan 72:10, p.2
Professor Fox believes that people will think about earning more money because they need more money, not because they have access to collective bargaining.
5 Regents strike blow to faculty
Northern Iowan 71:44, p.2
Professor Fox believes that the Regents have set a bad precedent by promoting several faculty members who did not have the support of their departments.
6 Sage remarks
Northern Iowan 70:5, p.2
Professor Fox appreciated President Kamerick's remarks at recent convocation.
7 Reconstruction and the ecology
Northern Iowan 69:27, p.2
Professor Fox believes that general education should be reconstituted with a special look toward ecological problems.
8 Objectivity and intelligent conversation
Northern Iowan 69:25, p.2
Professor Fox considers issue of a university's detachment and purported objectivity.
9 Observations on what's wrong
Northern Iowan 69:21, p.2
Professor Fox attempts to determine where, if anywhere, policy lies as it relates to the HiDuke matter.
10 Policy and policy-making
Northern Iowan 69:19, p.3
Believes university's policies are a mess; offers recommendations for improvement.
11 An immodest proposal for an adversary situation
Northern Iowan 69:15, p.4
Professor Fox proposes that the Regents grant the faculty some sort of power of their own.
12 Department head censure
Northern Iowan 69:13, p.2
In light of the HiDuke case, Professor Fox believes that it is useless, and perhaps even dangerous, to grieve a department head's decision.
13 More from the adversary climate
Northern Iowan 69:11, p.3
Professor Fox believes that delegation of authority is not much different from authoritarianism.
14 The adversary climate
Northern Iowan 69:8, p.2
Professor Fox considers roots of adversarial relationship between faculty and administration.
15 Curricular mish-mash
Northern Iowan 69:3, p.2
Professor Fox explains why he is distressed by the current general education sequence.
16 A book of importance for UNI
Northern Iowan 68:50, p.2

Professor Fox talks about "The Limits to Growth".

17 Evaluation and improvement of instruction
Northern Iowan 68:46, p.2

Professor Fox has no illusions that a plan currently under consideration will improve the quality of instruction.

18 Who's to blame?
Northern Iowan 68:41, p.2
Critical of University of Iowa in matter of speaking appearance of Professor Herrnstein.
19 "A blow to progressive liberalism"
Northern Iowan 68:37, p.2
Professor Fox considers the Iowa City incident in which a guest lecturer was shouted down and not allowed to speak by the Students for a Democratic Society.
20 Dissent of the faculty survey
Northern Iowan 68:33, p.2
Professor Fox has refused to return his faculty activity survey because it was designed without faculty input and because it measures only time.
21 Fox attacks memorandum
Northern Iowan 68:29, p.3

Professor Fox protests the contents of Provost Martin's tenure document and the way that he went about compiling it.

22 Grade system has flaws
Northern Iowan 68:28, p.3
Professor Fox explains his difficulty with graduate grade standards and the way that they are calculated.
23 Grim financial prospects for UNI
Northern Iowan 68:25, p.2
Professor Fox believes that there is not enough money for UNI to develop into a university; should concentrate on becoming a good college.
24 Fox says university senate is not the answer to student power problems
Northern Iowan 68:20, p.3
Believes students lack the wisdom to transform themselves and to take power.
25 Fox applauds Faculty Senate's stand on tenure
Northern Iowan 68:15, p.4

Professor Fox praises Senate's endorsement of 1940 AAUP statement.

26 Fox will not obey article C.3
Northern Iowan 68:11, p.3
Professor Fox strongly disagrees with point of Student Rights and Responsibilities dealing with disclosure of political views.
27 Fox 'in despair'
Northern Iowan 68:9, p.2
Professor Fox is critical of debating whether or not the university can afford to distribute printed copies of Faculty Senate documents.
28 On faculty participation
Northern Iowan 68:8, p.3
Professor Fox believes that faculty and administration should each govern their own spheres of activity.
29 On faculty participation
Northern Iowan 68:8, p.3
Professor Fox expounds his theory on faculty power.
30 'Helluva way to run a railroad'; Fox on communication
Northern Iowan 68:3, p.2
Professor Fox does not believe that faculty should be on newly-reorganized Administrative Council.
31 Tenure does not protect 'incompetence'
Northern Iowan 67:53, p.2

Professor Fox explains why he values tenure.

32 Fox talks on curriculum
Northern Iowan 67:49, p.3
Professor Fox believes that curriculum is more important than the school's financial condition.
33 Fox says faculty should have taken a position on ROTC
Northern Iowan 67:40, p.3
Believes ROTC ideals are incompatible with university environment.
34 No secrets in Fox's course
Northern Iowan 67:38, p.2
His classroom is public business.
35 Retention policy makes no sense
Northern Iowan 67:36, p.4
Professor Fox believes that decisions to dismiss a student on the basis of a faulty grading system make no sense.
36 Teachers need grading system
Northern Iowan 67:33, p.3
Professor Fox outlines shortcomings of grading system.
37 UNI should come to Tony's defense
Northern Iowan 67:28, p.3
Professor Fox believes the university should try to see that charges against Tony Ogden are dropped.
38 Political not sexual
Northern Iowan 67:26, p.3
Professor Fox provides extensive comments on Tony Ogden's arrest for indecent exposure in the Union.
39 Appropriate sanctions for students
Northern Iowan 67:23, p.5
Professor Fox believes that violators of university regulations should not be excluded from the academic community; rather, they have shown that they need more education.
40 "Teachers" should be Senate
Northern Iowan 67:19, p.5
Professor Fox is disturbed by the relatively large number of senators who do not teach full time.
41 Faculty obsolescence unresolved
Northern Iowan 67:15, p.3
Believes the root of student unrest lies in the way that faculty teaches.
42 Affront to University authority; Grassley's questionnaire
Northern Iowan 67:11, p.3
Professor Fox outlines his position strongly opposing Representative Grassley's survey.
43 UNI should respond to Conlee's challenge
Public Relations News Release 67:7, p.3
Believes Mr. Conlee's remarks should not be ignored.
44 Repression not the answer for campus discontent
Public Relations News Release 67:3, p.3
Believes repression will aggravate situation; urges curricular reform.
45 Faculty should understand--history provides valuable lesson
Northern Iowan 66:57, p.1
Professor Fox believes that faculty should have responded to student needs much earlier.
46 Establishment must beat students at their own game
Northern Iowan 66:53, p.3
Professor Fox believes that society should react constructively to student demonstrations.
47 Revolution is not the right way to secure open trials
Northern Iowan 66:51, p.4
Professor Fox believes that closed hearings are a bad idea.
48 "Old-fashioned" liberals challenged
Public Relations News Release 66:49, p.3
Professor Fox views success of activists.
49 Says history, campus activism repeat
Northern Iowan 66:47, p.3
Professor Fox considers whether or not the UNI 7 received due process.
50 Education to suffer without sufficient funds
Northern Iowan 66:45, p.3
Professor Fox believes that education may not be keeping pace with the complexity of society.
51 Board of Regents face special obligation
Northern Iowan 66:44, p.3
Professor Fox makes proposals to help UNI deal with difficult financial prospects.
52 General Ed. is only theoretically sound
Northern Iowan 66:42, p.3
Professor Fox admits shortcomings of program, but maintains that curricular modification is faculty job.
53 Free choice should improve education
Northern Iowan 66:40, p.2
Professor Fox believes that students give up a certain amount of freedom when they decide to enroll at a university.
54 General knowledge and skills necessary for all
Northern Iowan 66:38, p.3
Professor Fox believes that general education enables people to live a rich, full life.
55 General education necessary for all
Northern Iowan 66:36, p.2
Professor Fox believes that general education must be a structured program.
56 General ed. program goes wrong way
Northern Iowan 66:34, p.2
Professor Fox is critical of several aspects of new program; finds flexibility too great.
57 Professionals should command public respect
Northern Iowan 66:32, p.3
Professor Fox outlines the purposes of a university, despite continued criticism from public.
58 Academic freedom or political control?
Northern Iowan 66:30, p.3
Professor Fox fears effects of Childress assignment.
59 Questions role of University
Northern Iowan 66:29, p.3
Professor Fox questions call for university to become involved with social reform.
60 Criticizes concessions to black demands
Northern Iowan 66:28, p.3
Professor Fox believes action should be taken deliberately rather than in reaction to demands.
61 University exists in brains of faculty
Northern Iowan 66:26, p.4
Believes that the essence of a university is its faculty.
62 Rejects black doctrine
Northern Iowan 66:24, p.2
Professor Fox outlines his position with respect to recent manifestations of the African-American liberation movement.
63 Is the curriculum irrelevant?
Alumnus 54:4, p.7
Professor Fox examines object and value of what is learned in college.
64 Be wary of government bias
Northern Iowan 66:22, p.2
Professor Fox attempts to explain the biases of both the press and the government.
65 "Unable and unwilling to operate on demands"
Northern Iowan 66:20, p.3
Professor Fox applauds President Maucker's position on demands from Afro-American Society; outlines his own position on attention to particular segments of population.
66 Defends North American Review
Northern Iowan 66:16, p.3
Attempts to counter recent criticism made by Mr. Severin on a story in the NAR.
67 Forum is structured unfairly
Northern Iowan 66:15, p.2
Professor Fox will not participate in University Forum discussion because he believes its voting structure is undemocratic.
68 Fox calls Vietnam moratorium a tribute to the establishment
Northern Iowan 66:14, p.3
Professor Fox offers his assessment of the Moratorium.
69 Fox loses battle
Northern Iowan 66:13, p.3
Professor Fox says that now his new erasers and his blackboard are gone.
70 University hasn't followed nondiscrimination policy
Northern Iowan 66:12, p.3
Professor Fox believes that UNI has violated policy in several instances; believes Forum is guilty of same practices.
71 Money strain makes costly brain drain
Northern Iowan 66:10, p.3
Professor Fox believes that a true efficiency program would seek ways to make best use of student and faculty brain power.
72 Blackboard battle rages at Make-Do-U; Fox won't quit
Northern Iowan 66:8, p.3
Professor Fox continues his battle to secure a good blackboard for his classroom.
73 Two cheers for students now
UNI Quarterly 1:1, p.72
Professor Fox likes the students of the 1960s better than the students of the 1950s; would like better mannered protests but any protest is better than no protest at all.
74 Fox questions applying "efficiency" to education
Northern Iowan 66:6, p.2
Believes that mathematical formulas may not apply well to education.
75 Fox "unhappy" with dialog recommended by forum; "disturbing implications"
Northern Iowan 66:4, p.2
Professor Fox believes that he does not need the moratorium structure in order to discuss what he deems appropriate to his class; also dislikes someone else telling him what to do with his class on a certain day.
76 Efficiency can be dangerous; teacher not mechanic
Northern Iowan 66:2, p.2
Believes efficiency study should be viewed with caution; believes product of good teaching is insight.
77 Dr. Fox questions "social adaptability"
Northern Iowan 65:66, p.1
Has questions about motive and meaning.
78 "Should we teach tactic of reform?"
Northern Iowan 65:62, p.1
Professor Fox attempts to delineate the difference between ordinary law-breaking and civil disobedience.
79 Blames politicians, publicists for woes
Northern Iowan 65:57, p.3
Professor Fox sharply attacks Mr. Severin for his claim that President Maucker is responsible for any increase in tuition.
80 Rebellion to come
Northern Iowan 65:55, p.2
Professor Fox believes that the universities are being blamed for societal problems, and that the universities are not doing a very good job in responding.
81 Contemporary festival is not educational
Northern Iowan 65:51, p.2
Professor Fox believes that analytical skills must be brought into the equation in order for learning to be accomplished.
82 Major constitutes fraud; sense of uneasiness
Northern Iowan 65:49, p.2
Professor Fox talks about the expansion of majors at the expense of general education; considers possibility of expanding undergraduate degree to five years.
83 Improved instruction--general ed. Remedy
Northern Iowan 65:47, p.3
Professor Fox believes that the basic facts about culture and civilization can best be learned in a disciplined classroom setting.
84 Fox opposes too much specialization
Northern Iowan 65:46, p.3
Professor Fox decries specialized undergraduate degrees.
85 Grassley's queer doctrine
Northern Iowan 65:44, p.2
Professor Fox believes that the university should be led by those who are most likely to guide it wisely, not necessarily those who have the most money invested in it.
86 "Is Governor Ray a true leader?"
Northern Iowan 65:42, p.3
Professor Fox believes that a true leader would explain that a tax increase is necessary.
87 Fox: reduce scale and end 'make do'
Northern Iowan 65:40, p.1
Professor Fox believes that the university has sacrificed too long and has made serious compromises on quality to accommodate expanding enrollment.
88 Forestall rebellion; Fox
Northern Iowan 65:38, p.1
Professor Fox talks about the historical cycles of dissent and repression.
89 Fox urges open debate
Northern Iowan 65:36, p.1
Professor Fox urges students to voice their concerns to the General Assembly, but to try avoid open confrontations.
90 Fox reads riot act to Iowa legislators; 'A threat to universities'
Northern Iowan 65:34, p.2
Professor Fox believes proposed legislation is vague and threatening to civil liberties.
91 A new hope for humanists
Northern Iowan 65:31, p.2
Takes some humorous comfort in recent comments of Story County grand jury.
92 The problem of communication
Northern Iowan 65:29, p.2
Professor Fox believes that it may be necessary to restructure standard literature to include African-American work, but that literature courses should not include such work only because it is African-American.
93 The administration and campus rebellion
Northern Iowan 65:27, p.2
Professor Fox offers views on the tactics used by students and administrations in recent campus disorders.
94 Principle of 'participatory democracy'
Northern Iowan 65:25, p.2
Professor Fox looks forward, with some reservations, to greater student participation in the business of the university.
95 'Here comes something wonderful'
Northern Iowan 65:22, p.2
Professor Fox welcomes President Maucker's new column.
96 Dr. Fox remains unconvinced
Northern Iowan 65:20, p.2
Professor Fox believes that African-American literature should be integrated into existing courses of study and be judged by standards used to judge any other literature.
97 Join general ed. expansion forces
Northern Iowan 65:16, p.2
Professor Fox does not mind including more courses in the general education program, but he does not want to toss out any of those already in the program.
98 State employees treated unequal
Northern Iowan 65:12, p.2
Professor Fox states in his column that it is unfair to deny public employees the right to strike.
99 Fox weeps
Northern Iowan 65:10, p.2
Letter expresses dissatisfaction over scatology in recent editorial.
100 Objects to 'black' courses
Northern Iowan 65:10, p.2
Column expresses concern that black history and black literature courses may be counterproductive, and calls for worthwhile black works to be studied in the standard courses.