tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959155227592574505.post2102027248820721806..comments2023-07-17T08:48:44.173-04:00Comments on I am "John Doe": Secrecy and Discipline: The Butler Way – Part 3Jess Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934607620113188473noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959155227592574505.post-12658236219369626162010-02-15T10:48:49.796-05:002010-02-15T10:48:49.796-05:00The failure of university administrators to take r...The failure of university administrators to take responsibility for their mistakes and bad decisions is a chronic plague on academia. In a profession in which one might hope that truth and enlightenment will be the principles that guide the actions and utterances of academic institutions, the motivation seems all too often to be a reflexive "cover your ass." It may be that the demands of students, staff, faculty, parents, donors, and politicians appear to require this approach, but it is wrong-headed, and in the end, futile, to stifle the free exchange of opinions and ideas by the academic community as a whole.<br /><br />Michael Manson<br />Professor of Biology<br />Texas A&M University<br />College Station, TX 77843Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959155227592574505.post-21501099490642525402010-02-14T18:27:10.672-05:002010-02-14T18:27:10.672-05:00little pete is gone; now it's bofo's turnlittle pete is gone; now it's bofo's turnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959155227592574505.post-4731317023304213522010-02-14T12:59:22.247-05:002010-02-14T12:59:22.247-05:00I am pleased to learn that you will be able to mov...I am pleased to learn that you will be able to move on in your life, Jess, and deeply saddened to learn that the harrassment continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959155227592574505.post-86243348710680920562010-02-13T15:07:51.257-05:002010-02-13T15:07:51.257-05:00I would agree; however I agree with the first comm...I would agree; however I agree with the first comment as well. I do not believe that Butler University can totally heal until all the senior management has been replaced. Honestly, some of them have been there way to long. It is time for them to leave the univeristy and new blood brought in. If they were worth much they would have stood up for what is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959155227592574505.post-40152719455110588842010-02-13T14:29:44.079-05:002010-02-13T14:29:44.079-05:00Keep it up Jess. The Butler Administration looks l...Keep it up Jess. The Butler Administration looks like it's on its way out. At least that's what the word on the street is anyway. The students and faculty have lost trust in them, and it is only a matter of time before the Board of Trustees start to entertain the idea that a different direction is needed. <br /><br />Actually, I hear in some cases it is typical for University trustees to give disgraced administration members their walking papers at a certain point in the year- letting them finish out the year in order to minimize embarrassment to the school (not that this whole debacle has been anything but a complete embarrassment for them.)<br /><br />Hopefully the sun sets on the three headed Fong-Johnson-Stevens monster soon.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959155227592574505.post-92098217222994237982010-02-12T14:09:24.563-05:002010-02-12T14:09:24.563-05:00Jess, I am happy that you are resolving this issue...Jess, I am happy that you are resolving this issue; however the bigger issue is that the current adminsitration is still in power. You are not the first and you will certainly not be the last to suffer from the administration. Butler University has a long history of such behavior. It is my opinion that the administration cares little for its facutly/staff, student and alumni. The adminstration must go, inorder for the instituion to heal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com