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    Name: Barry Smoler on Mar 24, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: as an alumni of fordham university i feel that i now have no justified reason to give back to the fordham community now that it has taken away the only thing that kept me there. norman cowie was the conscience of a visual arts department that will greatly suffer as a result of his "departure." during my three years at fordham, i made it a point to take a class with professor kassabian and cowie every semester and have never felt as challenged while in their classes. it is because of them, especially norman cowie, that i was able to graduate with a sense of pride and confidence that i now know is linked direclty with the teachers and not the institutions in which they teach. i thank them for making me a better person. i certainly would not have stayed at fordham if it were not for them and definitely feel like i am a better citizen and student because of norman cowie.
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    Name: Meghan Womack on Mar 24, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: I am outraged at the news of the denial of tenure to Norman Cowie. Prof. Cowie provides unique ideas and perspectives to students to further their media understanding and also promotes expression through video and film.
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    Name: Jen Weeks on Mar 24, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: John-Paul Palescandolo on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NJ
    Country: US
    Comments: Without Norm's deep insight into the video production process, I would not have been able to advance to the level I am at today.
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    Name: Tami Gold on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: I am a professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College. Just last week, Norm Cowie was a guest speeker and presenter of his work to our students. My students were sitting at the edge of their seats throughout the three hour presentation and absolutely engaged with his work -- they asked questions about all aspects of meaning, technique, form and intention. What amazed me was how Professor Cowie engaged with each student and consequently how each students interacted with him. Professor Cowie is an excellant teacher, artist and intellectual. Norman has the ability to create an exciting environment where creative and technical skills are at the center of his teaching. He encourages a very diverse student body to engage with each other. One of Norman Cowie's unquestionable strengths is how he can get his students to understand the necessity of being both a critical thinker and creative person. I strongly encourage you to reconsider your decision and grant Norman Cowie tenure at Fordham University. If you are truely interested in your students you would act on this immediately.
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    Name: Kristen Eberhard on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Christina Bryant on Mar 25, 2004
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    Comments: My respect for the University and the Visual Arts Dept has just dropped. I cannot believe that you have ignored the impression Norm made on us and are thus losing a really valuable asset to the community. I am glad that I have already graduated and was able to have Norm during my schooling.
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    Name: Rachel Fujita on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Cowie has been one of the most outstanding professors at Fordham who has enlightened me to producing challenging and provocative work, that has won me festival recognition. I can't seem to understand why Fordham would want to let him go when he does nothing wrong but teach, and teach very well.
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    Name: Heather Leto on Mar 25, 2004
    State: CT
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    Name: Sapna Maloor on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Norman Cowie has been an exemplary professor and mentor. Prof. Cowie's support and encouragement has helped me to become an editor in a major publishing house, and to attend law school. Prof. Cowie has enabled his students to intelligently question and critique the media, as well as social, political and cultural standards so as to equip us with the requisite foundation to re-shape OUR world and future. It is a great disappointment that a university held in such high regard in the New York community has chosen to deny tenure to one of its most forward-thinking and dedicated faculty.
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    Name: Sabina Antal on Mar 25, 2004
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    Name: Lois D'Amore on Mar 25, 2004
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    Name: Anahid Kassabian on Mar 25, 2004
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    Comments: The denial of tenure to Cowie is a deep loss to our students and community.
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    Name: Gina Guerrieri on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NJ
    Country: US
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    Name: Patrick Durkin on Mar 25, 2004
    State: AL
    Country: US
    Comments: You know I really enjoyed my 4 years at Fordham - mostly because of the excellent professors in the Communication Dep't. Why would Fordham want to hurt its own students by denying them a chance to work with a professor who is dedicated to his work
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    Name: Aisha Muslim on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Rachel Webster on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: In times like these, it is a university's duty to champion the bold, innovative and challenging curriculum exemplified by professors such as Norman Cowie. There is very little point to give our money to such timid institutions of "higher education" who fail this simple obligation. Mediocrity has aggressively overwhelmed American culture, politics, and thought. For the promise of our future, we must actively combat mediocrity in the few remaining bastions of intellectual freedom we have. This university should be no exception. And, to those of you in a position of power, you should be proud to shoulder this task to influence the integrity of Fordham. Shame on you for not understanding this. I fear you may not deserve your privileged role. Sincerely, Rachel Webster Associate Producer NOW with Bill Moyers Fordham Alumnus
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    Name: Peter Colapietro on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: I agree highly that this is a public embarrassment to the University and to us all. I am class of 2003 and can say without a doubt that Norman was one of the best. Actually out of my 4 years at Fordham, three professors stood out with excellence. Only 3. And Norman was one of them. It is no wonder our nation is going where it is, in a negative direction, mostly because not enough is done to protect our educators. They make the foundations for our youth and throwing away a great teacher (there aren
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    Name: Benjamin Boerum on Mar 25, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: Norm is fantastic. He showed so much passion about what he taught. The videos he made came straight from his heart. He was an inspiration. He taught me how to express my beliefs and stand behind them.
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    Name: Jessica Jankowski on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Robin Andersen on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: With the loss of Norman Cowie, his dedication to his students, and his ground breaking documentaries, we are all greatly diminished at Fordham University.
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    Name: Joseph Minella on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Norm was one of the best proffesors I had at Fordham. I learned not only about video in his class but also about life. Thank you Norm
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    Name: Antonietta Suppa on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
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    Name: Marie Espinal on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Kevin Devine on Mar 25, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Norman Cowie is precisely the kind of educator that institutions like Fordham should feel privileged and boastful about having on staff. Your decision to instead kick him to the curb denigrates the Fordham legacy, and is embarrassing enough to make me, as an alumni, ashamed of my alma mater.
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    Name: LaLaina Johnson on Mar 26, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Nicole Fermon on Mar 26, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Margaret Rizzo on Mar 26, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Professor Cowie is an integral part of the Frodham Family, to deny him tenure is an insult to all the members of that family. Thank you for hearing my voice.
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    Name: Jackilyn Punsal on Mar 26, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Michael Novello on Mar 28, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Brian Craine on Mar 28, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Haylen LaTorre on Mar 28, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Norman Cowie is an inspiration to all students that were priviledged enough to step foot into his classroom. Your decision is completely wrong and unjustified.
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    Name: Brendan Boehning on Mar 29, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Norm possesses a commitment and intellectual rigor few can match. One of the only worthwhile profs at Fordham, which continues to delude itself about the caliber of its faculty and curriculum while consistently raising tuition.
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    Name: Anthony Lobosco on Mar 29, 2004
    State: NY
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    Name: Parvin Aminolroaya on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: FCLC'04
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    Name: Walid Raad on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Stewart Guthrie on Apr 1, 2004
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: As a visual anthropologist and a former colleague of Prof. Cowie's, I strongly urge that the denial of his tenure be reversed. Prof. Cowie's work appears very good to excllent in every regard: teaching (his students are enthusiastic), professional and university service (I have found him dedicated and effective as a member of several committees), and scholarly and artistic production (his videos, for example, are trenchant and powerful). Prof. Cowie is an exemplary member of the university community. Denial of tenure would be a serious mistake. Stewart Guthrie Emeritus Professor of Anthropology Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center
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    Name: Margaret Lamb on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: Norman Cowie's films, the nexus of art and politics here and now, are important and unique. He has been a valued--an necessary--colleague at Fordham's Lincoln Center Campus.
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    Name: Shelly Silver on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Diana Agosta on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: As a colleague in the world of alternative media, I am shocked that Norman was denied tenure; the quality of his media work and his understanding of policy, aesthetics, history are at such a high level.
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    Name: Yvonne Rainer on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: RIKA WELSH on Apr 1, 2004
    State: MA
    Country: US
    Comments: Norman Cowie has been a collegue of mine in the community media movement and in media literacy development initiatives for more than 15 years. How a University's faculty would not have high regard for Mr. Cowie's ability to make a valuable contribution through his wonderfully varied fields of expertise ... to me only speaks to the ignorance of the deciding faculty. It reflects the low caliber of this institution's understanding of the current media environment. This is such an important field, my regret for the Students, many of whom whom I have met over the years and who had clearly benefitted from Mr. Cowies excellent expertise.
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    Name: Martha Rosler on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: I have known Norman Cowie, first as a student and then as a colleague, for many years. Norman Cowie is a highly respected member of the international art world, with a long track record of accomplishment. His work is screened at such important institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Donnell Media Center, in New York, as well as the Pacific Film Archive and many overseas venues. It has also been included in numerous festivals such as the Human Rights Watch International. Cowie received a Best Short Film prize in Melbourne as well as Best Experimental Documentary at Iowa City and Best Documentary at the prestigious Athens festival. His work bespeaks an outstanding, long-term commitment and a degree of integrity that must command our gratitude as well as respect. I have in the past invited Norman as a guest teacher in my classroom, and I know that he is a highly motivated and motivating teacher whose efforts are also effective far beyond the classroom.
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    Name: Shapoor Vali on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Kate Horsfield on Apr 1, 2004
    State: IL
    Country: US
    Comments: The denial of tenure to Norman Cowie reflects a woful lack of knowldge of the video art field
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    Name: Astrid O'Brien on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Arnaldo Cruz-Malave on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
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    Name: Steven Goodman on Apr 1, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: I have known Norman Cowie for almost 20 years. He is and has always been a gifted and principled educator, writer, and artist of the highest caliber. Denying him tenure is a great loss for the students and faculty of Fordham University and for the community at large.
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    Name: Kathy High on Apr 2, 2004
    State: NY
    Country: US
    Comments: I completely support Norman Cowie and his work!
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    Name: Katerina Venetis on Apr 2, 2004
    State: CA
    Country: US
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