Some, including Professor of MicrobiologyEdmund C.C. Lin, have criticized the committee asunbalanced. Six of the seven people on thecommittee are male and only one is in a professorin the humanities.

Liem, whose wife is a member of the committee,is chair, and Vincent Li is the secretary. Dr.Dana Ono, an affiliate of Dunster House and aformer dissertation advisee of Liem's for sixyears, is another member of the committee.

Knowles said yesterday the new tutor selectionprocess was among the issues he was examining."There are a number of things which if I were astudent might concern me," Knowles said of the newprocess.

Jewett said yesterday he has discussed the newpolicy with Liem and said "the process may evolveand change over time." Although he said Liem was"very open to suggestions," Jewett said no changeswould be made this year.

Volpp will continue serving as house librarian,staffing the library for 10 to 15 hours a week,until a new tutor is selected.

Alessandra M. Galloni and Anna D. Wildeinterviewed Knowles for this report.