Let's start a #PalestinianLivesMatter movement in America's campustowns. Demands of universities could include: 1. Offer Salaita a job. 2. Invite Salaita to give a prominent campuswide lecture. 3. Give Salaita an honorary degree.
Demands of progressive city governments could include, declare your city a "city of refuge" for Salaita. Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] (202) 448-2898 x1 On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Joseph Catron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 8:46 PM, raghu <[email protected]> wrote: > > The real question is: why is she being allowed to resign as Chancellor and >> return to her tenured faculty position. Shouldn't she be fired for cause? I >> guess that kind of treatment is only for the little people. >> > > Apparently that, and particularly her $400,000 golden parachute, have > ruffled a few feathers: > > [U. of I. spokesman Thomas] Hardy acknowledged that the retention bonus > payment has been met with criticism and comes at an inopportune time for > the university. > > State lawmakers are reviewing administrative compensation at colleges and > universities statewide, and U. of I. and other publicly funded campuses are > facing budget constraints. State lawmakers have not yet approved this > year's budget, and school officials are bracing for a cut that could range > from 8.6 percent to 31.5 percent. The state still owes U. of I. $78 million > from last fiscal year, Hardy said. > > "We have heard some disappointment from various quarters both in terms of > the departure of the chancellor, the unfortunate incidence of the email > situation and the payment of compensation," he said. "In spite of some > criticism, it is evident there is still great support and pride in the > university, and we will continue to work to live up to those expectations." > > Among those upset by the decision is former U. of I. board Chairman > Christopher Kennedy, who approved Wise's initial employment agreement. > > "I wouldn't give someone $400,000 to leave peaceably if they (did what she > did). My belief is that those emails will reveal behavior that should be > investigated," Kennedy told the Tribune. "This is actionable information. > You can fire someone for cause for this. When have we started giving money > to people who (do this)?" > > > http://trib.in/1TinO00 > > -- > "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen > lytlað." > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > >
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