August 10, 2001

Interpreting a Departure From Towson U.

To the Editor:

I was disheartened to read Robin Wilson's comments about Towson University in the July 13 Peer Review. She went ahead and linked the departure of Joanne K. Glasser, the former executive vice president, with the stories about Towson's new president, Mark L. Perkins, alleging discrimination against female clerical workers at his previous institution. When Ms. Wilson phoned me, ... I spent the better part of our 20-minute conversation trying hard to dispel her idea ... of