tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867308504976223188.post2358900597575371242..comments2014-04-08T10:33:35.605-05:00Comments on Heithaus Haven: Letter to Mr. Thomas Brouster, chairman of SLU's Board of Trustees, from the president of the SLU chapter of the AAUPAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612139015043649198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867308504976223188.post-42637121118465922372013-02-23T22:47:05.030-06:002013-02-23T22:47:05.030-06:00I would highly recommend that the Board be asked t...I would highly recommend that the Board be asked to consider the way they, the SLU Administration and Fr. Biondi devalue SLU whenever they use derogatory terms to describe faculty. By appearing to hold the faculty in contempt, they are bringing disgrace to SLU and harming the future value of my daughter's' educational achievements as a student there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867308504976223188.post-28665585425732093902013-02-23T15:21:43.474-06:002013-02-23T15:21:43.474-06:00I have had a reply from Tom Brouster, Chairman of ...I have had a reply from Tom Brouster, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He strongly rejects the charge of hypocrisy, saying he is, indeed, working on the concerns of the faculty with full seriousness. In particular, he is aware that the current situation with the University president is untenable in the long run, and he is not just hoping things will die down over the summer. He says the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429155193954842898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867308504976223188.post-30792225505595828802013-02-22T10:08:35.503-06:002013-02-22T10:08:35.503-06:00AAUP President Harris's letter seems to me rig...AAUP President Harris's letter seems to me right in every respect--in its respectful tone, its use of the sort of reasoned argumentation required for true shared governance, and its characterization of problems with the approach taken by the leaders of the Board of Trustees on Feb. 9.<br /><br />At some point, grappling with the Board's very real fiduciary responsibilities can't be Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089706025641744939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867308504976223188.post-18160365080829733822013-02-21T20:34:50.474-06:002013-02-21T20:34:50.474-06:00The AAUP's 1966 statement says that "The ...The AAUP's 1966 statement says that "The president should have the confidence of the board and the faculty." This is in part recognition of the fact that the real work of a university occurs in its classrooms, labs, and libraries; and a great deal of that work is done by faculty. Ideally, the president supports this work, but he or she does not in any real sense direct it. For a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831549509183016014noreply@blogger.com