Letters. Sociology Department ~ Correspondence back and forth in the Sociology Department regarding charges of discriminatory recruitment and hiring practices. ~ 3/22--Joyce issues a formal complaint to the affirmative action advisory committee regarding her view that the Sociology Department has discriminatory recruitment and hiring practices. She outlines the details of her complaints. 4/9--Robert Steamer, Acting Dean of College II, writes a memo to various faculty members, appointing them to the investigation of the formal complaint issued by Joyce Robinson. 4/17-- Gordon writes to Robert Steamer saying that he is away on sabbatical, and he comments on the situation regarding Joyce's complaints. He points out what he perceives to be inaccuracies in her complaints, specifically noting that neither she nor Mr. Lee had begun their dissertations yet, and so did not meet the academic requirements for full-time employment.