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May 25, 2010, 09:00 AM ET
Southern Conn. State U. Faculty Votes No Confidence in Chancellor and Board Chair
The Faculty Senate at Southern Connecticut State University has voted no confidence in the university system's chancellor and its board chairman, criticizing them for among other things their role in the recent firing of the campus's president, Cheryl J. Norton, who initially said she was retiring, but documents subsequently showed that she had been forced out. The no-confidence vote, which was expressed in the form of a letter to Connecticut's governor, M. Jodi Rell, was disclosed in the same week that state lawmakers planned to hold a hearing on Ms. Norton's dismissal. According to The Connecticut Mirror, the letter said actions by the chancellor, David G. Carter, and the chairman, Karl Krapek, had "harmed and embarrassed" the system and the state. Ms. Norton was fired shortly after the board gave Mr. Carter the rare authority to dismiss presidents "without cause or explanation" and without a vote by the board.
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1. soozers - May 26, 2010 at 07:31 am
It's the most important thing that a faculty can do - stand together to assure the academic integrity of a school. Let's hope that the Gov. Rell understands the importance of this collective vote.
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