[Magdalen] GTS

[James Handsfield]

I agree in part, Jim.  But there are also statements indicating autocratic and unilateral decisions made by Fr. Dunkle that upended much of the day to day tradition of GTS, such as eliminating daily MP and EP and daily Eucharist, and putting them on a rotating schedule.  I don’t know what academic changes Fr. Dunkle was making, if any.

Seems to be intransigence on both sides, but most academics will tell you that a president/dean who does not listen and engage the faculty in coming to decisions will lead to a breakdown of that academic community.  That’s what it looks like from my perspective.

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Thinking one can behave their way into heaven is an insult to the very foundation of salvation.

Jim Handsfield
jhandsfield at att.net

On Sep 30, 2014, at 10:55 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

>> Anyone who expects a collaborative approach to governance  is not really
>> being realistic.
> 
> Let me suggest a contrarian view . . .
> 
> I suspect that underlying all this is the realization that the faculty did not seem to have much to contribute in the previous collaborative management, which is no longer there because the problems could no longer be ignored or swept under the rug.
> 
> There's often strong resistance to change among those affected by it; that the faculty could not come up with a strategic vision when they had the chance, and now have been faced with like it or lump it may trigger lots of sympathy, but it may be misplaced.
> 
> And the "strike" seems to have a certain element of "We're going to hold our breath until you stop being so mean!"
> 
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie