July 2010
18 posts
To the students stuck dealing with this mess:
[From my seat in Buffalo, I can’t pretend to be as informed as you who are in the thick of it, but as a Naropa W&P alum who spent a significant portion of my time at Naropa as a fairly militant activist (I spent two years in prison after my first year at Naropa, for a direct action involving fire and a construction site), I offer these thoughts...
DISCUSSION WITH THE PRESIDENT - WEDNESDAY, JULY...
Dear Naropa colleagues and students:
The invitation below is for an opportunity to discuss campus issues. I was recently made aware that there is an event scheduled for Thursday morning, however, because of a previous commitment I cannot attend on Thursday. I have scheduled this conversation time for a time when no classes are scheduled so that students, faculty and staff can all attend...
The following letter has been sent on behalf of...
The following letter has been sent on behalf of Stuart Sigman, VP for Academic Affairs.
July 2, 2010
Concern has been expressed that major decisions have been made concerning the future structure of Naropa University’s academic departments and programs, without involvement of the full university community. I’m writing to assure you that no such decisions have been made and won’t be...
“Lisa Birman, Reed Bye as Chair of W&P , and I will be addressing student at...”
– Anne Waldman
Message From Anne Waldman
Dear Committee, attn: Lina Oh & Adriana Karagosian. Thank you for your letter Lina and Adriana, and your apologies. I was extremely distressed to hear about the shameful violation of Dr. Lord at the Friday night student reading, and will be reviewing the video of the performance in the next day. I strongly recommend that you desist from this kind of hateful display. I suggest that all of...
Daily Camera Article →
Naropa’s Jack Kerouac School students aim to keep program intact
By Scott SchlaufmanFor the CameraPosted: 07/02/2010 11:59:30 PM MDT On the Web
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Students of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University are historically known for being outspoken.
Now, in the wake of layoffs at Naropa, students and alumni of the Jack Kerouac School are banding...
JKS Layoff!
What you weren’t told yesterday is that one of Daniel Staniforth (SWP Event Manager) and Julie Kazimer (SWP Finance and Registration Manager) is to be laid off as soon as the Summer Writing Program is over. They are both writers and experienced college administrators and have been working with the JKS Summer Writing Program for three years, helping to bring in many procedural...
...this is sad...
jack kerouac school of disembodied poetics has been a unique american example of a contemplative learning community for over thirty years. the school and its summer writing program hold the experimental approach to community and learning of black mountain university and the buddhist contemplative tradition in close relationship. in these ways the kerouac school’s attention to experiment...
Message from Anne Waldman and Lisa Birman
Dear Community & Friends of the Jack Kerouac School:
Lisa Birman and I are writing to you from the Summer Writing Program Office. We know that the Naropa environment has suffered because of the recent downsizing of Naropa staff at large. 23 staff members, though no one from Summer Writing Program or Writing & Poetics, were laid off in June. The community has suffered tremendously...
AN ALUMNI MESSAGE (Post your own - this is YOUR...
The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics is, to put it simply, a national treasure. Judged by any objective standard of excellence for this kind of program, it continues to succeed brilliantly. It brings in a rich assortment of many of the most influential and interesting writers at work today from throughout the United States and, often, the world. (Many of these distinguished writers...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NAROPA INTENDS TO SUBSUME JACK KEROUAC SCHOOL, FUTURE SEEMS DISMAL FOR STUDENTS
Boulder, Colorado July 2, 2010 - Naropa University has been hit pretty hard by economic uncertainties, as most businesses have in the last decade, but the current administration headed up by former Dartmouth transfer President Stuart Lord seems to have something in for the little school...
ALUMNI STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE JACK KEROUAC...
We, the undersigned alumni of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University are alarmed by the proposed action of Naropa’s current administrative body under President Stuart Lord. We strongly agree with the current student body, that the proposed plans potentially jeopardize the legacy and future of one of the greatest creative writing programs in this country, unique in the...
To All Alumni & Friends
Like us on Facebook, follow on twitter. or email us with the subject line “I’m with you in Rockland.” In the coming days we will be giving you more information on how we, as alumni, can show our support of and solidarity with the students. Stay tuned.
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In breaking news from Naropa University … on Thursday afternoon, Anne Waldman’s Socratic Rap was overtaken by a discussion of the budgets cuts at the Jack Kerouac School, the Naropa Summer Writing Program, and Naropa University in general.
On Wednesday evening about thirty or so students, faculty, alumni gathered in a large circle on the grass south of Naropa. Major grievances were aired:...
The Student's Official Statement
Dear Beloved Community,
In the last year, students have watched the legacy of Naropa deteriorate. As of June 15, twenty-three beloved staff, who have devoted several years to Naropa University, were laid off. Included in these layoffs were administrative directors for each department as well as the sole diversity coordinator at the University.
The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics...
Anonymous asked: I'm a Kerouac School graduate. Who was fired, and what have you heard about the school being in danger of closing? Why does it need saving?
