“Full community inclusion does not occur in a vacuum. It requires that WIND enhance systems of support for all individuals,” the advisory council chair told the UW Board of Trustees Thursday.
When is enough, enough? The Upper Administration and Trustees have now heard from students, staff, faculty and now the broader community that Dean Warren’s actions are harming the University, both financially and reputationally, at an alarming rate. This has been allowed to escalate, completely unchecked, for months triggering a federal funder to express concerns that the Dean’s actions violate federal law! This is far beyond a petty squabble that frequently accompanies leadership changes, a dismissing notion the Dean so brazenly peddled before legislature. The failure to act by the University’s Provost, President (who is the agent of the Trustees charged with the University’s day-to-day management), and the Trustees is absurd. Perhaps this is the hubris of the “Good-Old-Boys Club” whose members believe they are entitled to their positions. If this is the case, it can’t be permitted to go on any longer. It is time for the Governor to step in and start removing Trustees who are perceived to be prioritizing their cronyism over their duties to behave responsibly and act in the best interests of the University.
When is enough, enough? The Upper Administration and Trustees have now heard from students, staff, faculty and now the broader community that Dean Warren’s actions are harming the University, both financially and reputationally, at an alarming rate. This has been allowed to escalate, completely unchecked, for months triggering a federal funder to express concerns that the Dean’s actions violate federal law! This is far beyond a petty squabble that frequently accompanies leadership changes, a dismissing notion the Dean so brazenly peddled before legislature. The failure to act by the University’s Provost, President (who is the agent of the Trustees charged with the University’s day-to-day management), and the Trustees is absurd. Perhaps this is the hubris of the “Good-Old-Boys Club” whose members believe they are entitled to their positions. If this is the case, it can’t be permitted to go on any longer. It is time for the Governor to step in and start removing Trustees who are perceived to be prioritizing their cronyism over their duties to behave responsibly and act in the best interests of the University.
Another day at UW…