[Magdalen] D's letter

[Molly Wolf]

I think this is a substantive misreading of the texts.  The faculty protested the Dean's autocratic management style and their concerns were persistently ignored.  They went on strike, but I saw nothing in the way of "childish temper tantrums" or "non-negotiable demands."  The incidents you dismiss were serious because they indicate an aggressive, dismissive, hard-ass attitude -- which seems to be the Dean's problem.

The eight faculty members did not resign.  They were fired for criticizing the Dean.  I don't know American law, but we in Canada have strong legal protection against dismissal without cause.  Lawsuits would ensue, and GTS would lose them.  The Dean, not the faculty, has issued GTS's death warrant.

Molly


The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Oct 7, 2014, at 8:03 AM, "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Grace Cangialosi
> 
>> According to students he also referred to Asian people as "slanty- eyed" and made a comment in mixed company that "I love vaginas" I can't even imagine a >context in which that would be appropriate...
> 
> Childish temper tantrums and non-negotiable demands tend to make one take such added accusations with a truckload of salt, I think.
> 
> To what extent is the former faculty members' animus traced to the fact that there was no Dean for three years and now have someone "in charge" ?
> 
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie