Peretz Will Become Associate At the Institute of Politics

Martin H. Peretz, lecturer on Social Studies, will become an associate of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government next year.

The new appointment will allow Peretz to retain his position in Social Studies, despite a University rule that normally denies Faculty status to an individual who has not been tenured after serving eight years in junior faculty posts.

Peretz, who owns the New Republic and serves as its editorial chairman, was not bound in recent years by the eight-year limit on junior faculty appointments because he held an administrative post within the University as master of South House.

Earlier this year, Peretz announced he would resign his mastership at the end of the current academic term.

Jonathan Moore, director of the Institute of Politics, said late last week that he initiated Peretz's appointment to the institute in cooperation with Peretz. Dean Rosovsky and Don K. Price, dean of the Kennedy School.

During the 1973-74 academic year, Peretz was a research associate of the institute.

Moore called Peretz "an old friend" of the institute and said that Peretz is well suited to his new job because he has experience in both academics and public affairs.

"He's more involved now in public affairs than academia. so it's a good appointment for him," Moore said of Peretz.

Moore also said that Peretz would be of particular help to the institute because Peretz divides his time between Cambridge and Washington.

While Peretz's duties at the institute have yet to be worked out in detail. Moore said that one of Peretz's jobs will be to help set up institute programs based in Washington.

Moore said that Peretz will also teach a student study group, as well as advise the institute's Student Advisory Board.

Peretz will be working for the institute less than half time, Moore said.

Peretz will receive a one-year appointment to the institute, renewable annually.

The Committee on Degrees in Social Studies reappointed Peretz to a one-year term in Social Studies last month soon after it was informed it was permitted to do so under the "administrative tenure" provisions of the Faculty's eight-year limit rule.

Peretz was unavailable for comment yesterday