Duke University Professor Michael Gustafson is one of the few Duke faculty members who've been outspoken for right, reason and justice.
He's put together a wonderful Brodhead parody concerning the Dowd suit alleging visiting Political Science Professor Kim Curtis, a Group of 88 signatory, gave a Men's lacrosse team member an undeserved failing grade.
Michael’s parody plays off Brodhead's self-serving, "throw them under the bus," and pander to the Left statements:
“This afternoon the faculty member notified Provost Lange and me that she wished to suspend teaching duties until the grade calculation results come back.The rest of President Brodhead's "statement" is here.
I met with the faculty member this morning and she expressed regret for her errors of judgment and the embarrassment she had caused herself, her family, the political science department and the university. She repeated her denial of the criminal allegations that have been widely reported against her.
“Provost Lange and I welcomed these initiatives from the faculty member. We believe that suspension of lecturing is the right course of action, and we also see the importance of her taking responsibility for her conduct.
In a slight modification, I have decided that future courses should be suspended until there is a clearer resolution of the legal situation. I shared the decision this afternoon with the trustees, who fully support it.
Read it. You'll be glad you did, unless your Richard H. Brodhead or one of those who wants him to stay at Duke so he can he can continue doing what he's been doing and not doing.
1 comments:
John,
Duke has grown as an institution over the decades because it learned from its mistakes. I'm not convinced we are witnessing such a metamorphosis evolving from the current crisis.
As a historian I would very much like to see you contrast and compare the Duke Administration's reaction to the tumult and turmoil that culminated with the takeover of the Allen Building in 1968, with Brodhead's handling of the lax hoax. My opinion is Duke emerged a stronger institution following the seemingly dark period of the late Sixties. With the current Administration's dependence on PR consultants to spin the truth while failing to adequately respond to the damage created by a vocal minority of the faculty, it's hard for me to see Duke learning from this current travesty.
70's Duke Grad
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