June 23, 2006

Trustee Is Ousted After Dispute Over Oberlin College's President; Dean Departures Raise Eyebrows at UConn; Davidson College President to Step Down

By BEN LEUBSDORF and PIPER FOGG

PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW: A dispute at Oberlin College over how an evaluation of President Nancy S. Dye was handled has some faculty members steaming. And now one trustee says he was ousted, in part, because of the fuss.

A group of professors unhappy with Ms. Dye demanded a chance to comment during the routine evaluation of her performance. They got their wish when Robert H. Atwell, president emeritus of the American Council on Education, came to the campus in April to interview faculty and

Digital or Print Subscription

Web Pass

Already have an account? Log In Now.