Articles from Promulgates, January 2010
Dublin Core
Title
Articles from Promulgates, January 2010
Subject
Colleges, Small
Shimer College
Mission Statements
Student Protests
Meetings
Presidents, College
College Trustees--selection and appointment
Description
President Thomas Lindsay fires Director of Admissions Elaine Vincent; anxiety over executive powers and the security of Shimer's dialogical ethos.
Another of Lindsay's personnel decisions prompts accusations of unilateral decision-making.
Faculty requests that Lindsay explain Vincent's firing; he declines.
Search for an admissions director begins; several student members of the Administrative Committee accuse Lindsay of ignoring community input.
Students signal discontent at a meeting of the Board of Trustees; trustees rally to support Lindsay's authority.
Pritts hired; mission statement review and Strategic Planning intensify distrust of Lindsay and the Board.
November 15 Assembly meeting devoted to reaffirming Shimer's dialogical ethos.
Publisher
Promulgates
Date
2010-01
Rights
Copyright(c)2010 Promulgates
Format
Text/pdf
Language
English
Type
Newsletter
Identifier
SC-01-058
Coverage
Chicago, Ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Articles from Promulgates, January 2010,” Dominican University SOIS Omeka Site, accessed November 17, 2024, http://108.166.64.190/omeka222/items/show/2232.