Cleveland abolishes faculty senate, promises ‘shared governance’
NewsA message to faculty from board chair Susan Rothman announced the replacement of the faculty senate with a ‘transitional faculty council’, comprising five teachers and three administrators.
This, she pledges, is a step towards shared governance.
Since the senate was toothless there is no reasons to expect more from the TFC.
The faculty has passed an overwhelming no-confidence vote in Paul Hogle’s administration.
Rothman is principal donor and Hogle’s main backer.
Why would any student possibly want to go to today’s CIM? What would possess parents to fund their children’s education at this travesty of a school.
Grand Moff Tarkin: “The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I’ve just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.”
That’s impossible! How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?
Curious, I wondered who this Susan Rothmann is and why she seems to have so much money and power.
Result: well, I triple-dog-dare you to read the first sentence of her bio on her Fertility Solutions website *without* giggling.
The only thing more striking than that creepy picture is the apparent glee these people are taking in completely destroying what was once a great American conservatory.
And for what? What has any of this accomplished?
Despite its administrative problems and recent regrettable losses, CIM still has wonderful, talented faculty, many of whom are members of the Cleveland Orchestra. They are dedicated teachers and mentors.
TFC. Just another way for Susan and Paul to gather more of their minions around them. I bet we all could name who will be on that council.
Possibly because there are, despite regrettable recent losses, many talented and caring teachers on the CIM faculty, many of whom are members of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Are they staying because they have to ? Seems like leaving and starting their own school is better for everyone at this point.