Dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Management Clayburn La Force, who colleagues credited with handling most of the negotiations with Wilson, said yesterday it had not yet been decided whether Without would receive an endowed chair at that school.
La Force said he hopeful Wilson would be joining his faculty for good. "As far as I'm concerned he is now a member of the tenured faculty here and hopefully will remain so forever," he said.
At UCLA, Wilson will receive a joint appointment in the Political Science Department and the Graduate School of Management.
In addition to his scholarly accomplishments Wilson has received wide acclaim for his skills as an administrator.
In 1970 his name came up frequently in speculation as to who would replace then-President Nathan M. Pusey '28.
Shortly thereafter he was reported to be a leading candidate to replace Dean of the Faculty John T. Dunlop, though a group of faculty members, apparently disturbed by his conservative views on some issues, reportedly signed a petition to President Bok, urging him not to select Wilson.
In next year's course catalogue Wilson is listed as offering four courses. In the fall. Government 1500, "Bureaucracy," and Government 2305, "American Government and Politics," with Morris P. Fiorina, professor of Government. In the spring: Social Analysis 12, "Crime and Human Nature," with Pierce Professor of Psychology R. J. Hernstein and Government 30, "Introduction to American Government," also with Fiorin