tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post985050131674208744..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Amateur AdministrationSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-37539936256500880692014-05-15T10:49:55.421-04:002014-05-15T10:49:55.421-04:00I was going to comment on this story in my blog th...I was going to comment on this story in my blog this morning, but you've done a fine job here (as usual). Although there is a point to which we don't know the whole story, your larger point persists: this gives every appearance of an administration trying to make decisions behind closed doors without input or discussion, and then cram those decisions down the throats of people they're pretty sure are going to object. This is a lousy way to run any business, much less a university, as I've argued before.R. William Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228717107253041752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-2578471196385806652014-05-15T01:05:10.462-04:002014-05-15T01:05:10.462-04:00But he wasn't just a tenured prof; he was a de...But he wasn't just a tenured prof; he was a dean. And if his essay violated any sort of confidentiality agreement, then he could be terminated for cause. We simply know too little of the back story here to draw any definitive conclusions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com