March 28, 2008
A Department Chairman Loses His Post Following a Dispute Over Hours
The chairman of the philosophy department at the University of Akron was removed from his position this month after he balked when a dean told him that department chairmen had to be present on the campus from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each weekday unless they had received written permission from the dean.
Howard M. Ducharme Jr. was the chairman of the philosophy department at Akron for the last 11 years. He said he had never heard of an attendance policy for department chairmen until Ronald
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