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The front of Main Quad, which holds Margaret Jacks Hall, is lit up at night. (Photo: SYLER PERALTA-RAMOS/The Stanford Daily) A petition started by Sara Simoni ’26 for students to meet with members of the creative writing faculty to discuss their decision to “future fire” all of the Jones lecturers has been turned down by two deans Thursday. Simoni said the purpose behind her petition to Humanities and Arts Senior Associate Dean Gabriella Safran, and Humanities and Sciences Dean Debra Satz was to gather all of the important department administrators — including the deans, Creative Writing Program Director Nicholas Jenkins, faculty members, lecturers and some students — in a general meeting, where they could talk about the state of the program. She said the meeting wasn’t meant to create change or reverse decisions, but rather, to hold a space where all voices could be heard in person. According to creative writing lecturer Austin Smith, there had been a request for a town hall meeting a few months ago to air public concerns about the creative writing program, but that was denied. In a letter to the editor, Satz had written that “Town halls are not held because academic units make personnel decisions with which students or others may disagree.” However, Simoni said her petition is different from that effort, and she communicated that in her petition and emails to the dean. In a statement to The Daily, Safran wrote “Dean Satz and I have met with students and lecturers who have had questions and comments about the decision. The decision came out of a lengthy and careful process that aligns with our governance system.” The dismissal from Safran felt disappointing, Simoni said. According to her, her petition used specific language to make it clear she wasn’t asking for a town hall. “This is us trying to use the university systems and policies to try to create change that we think would be effective going forward,” Simoni said. “I do honestly believe that there were a lot of good intentions behind the decision that people made,” Simoni said, but that […]
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