SLU President, Rev. Lawrence Biondi, has delivered pay raises to his faculty. That's good news - if you aren't one of his critics. According to the Chronicle of Higher Ed, 25 Arts and Sciences faculty members discovered that the merit raise recommended by their chairs and dean had been sliced. And of those, according the Chronicle, 16 were outspoken oubjectors to the managment of Father Biondi. Nice quotes in the article too:
The chances that those 16 names appeared on the list by coincidence, the professors say, are "less likely than winning the Powerball lottery two weeks in a row."
"You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to see this," said the Rev. Theodore R. Vitali, chairman of the university's philosophy department. "There's a direct correlation between the people who were outspoken publicly against Father Biondi and the people who had their raises reduced."
The University is said to have responded that if Sherlock Holmes had played Powerball, he might well have won two weeks in a row.
A good example of the need for tenure. Provides protection against just this sort of action.
Posted by: BWH | July 26, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Yes it is, BWH.
Posted by: anon | July 26, 2013 at 11:38 AM
These faculty get what they deserve! What did they expect? Get back to work TEACHING!
Posted by: Joe Smith | July 26, 2013 at 03:18 PM
Joe Smith, what makes you say that? This is more of the same behavior that caused the faculty and everyone else who cares about SLU to force out the president. Oppose those in power? Get fired. Or get no pay raise. What a way to run a university. And you, Mr. Smith, have nothing better than to tell faculty to get back to work. Who are you, some plant from the SLU administration? I wouldn't doubt it.
Posted by: what do you know? | July 26, 2013 at 03:27 PM
Joe Smith = troll. S/he doesn't deserve a response.
Posted by: Anon | July 26, 2013 at 04:12 PM