February 2, 2021
Letter from distinguished professors urges rescinding of new KBOR termination policy
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The following is a letter from more than 100 university distinguished professors of 1xbet online sports betting and the University of Kansas Medical Center anddistinguished professors ofWichita State University and the University of Kansas.
Dear Members of the Kansas Board of Regents,
We, the undersigned distinguished professors from Kansas Board of Regents universities, strongly urge the immediate rescinding of the KBOR's new termination policy. We applaud Allison Garrett (Emporia State), Tisa A. Mason (Fort Hays State), Richard Myers (Kansas State), Steven A. Scott (Pittsburg State), and Richard Muma (Wichita State) for refusing to use the policy. It is harmful to our individual campuses and to the Regents system as a whole.
As Regent Shane Bangerter notes, these are indeed “extreme times.” The chronic underfunding of Kansas higher education has become suddenly acute. However, Regents universities already have a policy crafted specifically to address such extremity--declaring financial exigency allows universities to downsize in the face of financial emergency. In consultation with KBOR, each campus has already developed, via shared governance, the necessary procedures: these should be implemented if a campus determines that they are needed. Best practices for university management require transparency and proper procedure.
To jettison best practices with this substitute policy not only reveals a lack of respect for each campus' system of shared governance, it threatens long-term damage to the missions of each institution. It undermines the purpose of tenure, which is to allow faculty to pursue their scholarship without fear of repercussions. Academic freedom is the foundation upon which we build discovery, robust research, scholarship and creative activities. It also fosters an environment essential to recruiting and retaining excellent faculty in the future. Finally, the new policy undermines the morale of current staff and faculty at precisely the time when each campus needs extraordinary effort and resilience from them.
Sincerely yours,
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Christine Aikens, Chemistry, 1xbet online sports betting
Perry Alexander, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KU
Beth Bailey, History, KU
William A. Barnett, Economics, KU
Thomas J. Barstow, Kinesiology, 1xbet online sports betting
Alice Bean, Physics and Astronomy, KU
K. Christopher Beard, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, KU
Itzhak Ben-Itzhak, Physics, 1xbet online sports betting
James D. Bever, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, KU
Raj Bhala, School of Law, KU
Monica Biernat, Psychology, KU
John Blair, Division of Biology, 1xbet online sports betting
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George R. Bousfield, Biological Sciences, WSU
Nyla Branscombe, Psychology, KU
Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez, American Ethnic Studies, 1xbet online sports betting
Joyce Castle, Music, KU
M.M. Chengappa, Veterinary Medicine, 1xbet online sports betting
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Bernard Cornet, Economics, KU
David Darwin, Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, KU
Lynne Davis, Music, WSU
Sarah Deer, Women, Gender, and Sexuality, KU
Elizabeth Dodd, English, 1xbet online sports betting
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Jolynn A. Dowling, School of Nursing, WSU
Michael S. Engel, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, KU
Charles Epp, Public Affairs and Administration, KU
David Farber, History, KU
Victor S. Frost, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KU
Randall Fuller, English, KU
Keith Gido, Biology, 1xbet online sports betting
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Richard Godbeer, History, KU
Robert Goldstein, Department of Geology, KU
Wayne Everett Goins, Music, 1xbet online sports betting
John W. Head, Law, KU
Anne D. Hedeman, Art History, KU
Dale Herspring, Emeritus, Political Science, 1xbet online sports betting
Stephen Higgs, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, 1xbet online sports betting
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Andrew C. Isenberg, History, KU
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Richard E. Levy, Law, KU
Susan Lunte, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KU
Rolfe Mandel, Anthropology, KU
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Joane Nagel, Sociology, KU
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David Nualart, Mathematics, KU
Randolph J. Nudo, Rehabilitation Medicine, KUMC
Berl Oakley, Molecular Biosciences, KU
Rosemary O’Leary, School of Public Affairs and Administration, KU
Dennis H. O’Rourke, Anthropology, KU
Anil Pahwa, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1xbet online sports betting
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William D. Picking, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KU
David C. Poole, Kinesiology, Anatomy and Physiology, 1xbet online sports betting
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Mabel L. Rice, Child Language Doctoral Program, KU
Dan Rockhill, Architecture & Design, KU
David Roediger, American Studies, KU
Robert Rohrschneider, Political Science, KU
Chistophe Royon, Physics and Astronomy, KU
Christian Schoneich, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KU
Paul Selden, Emeritus, Geology, KU
Prakash P. Shenoy, Business, KU
James E. Sherow, Emeritus, History, 1xbet online sports betting
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J. Douglas Walker, Geology, KU
Stephen Ware, Law, KU
Steven F. Warren, Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences and Disorders, KU
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Mary A. Waters, English, WSU
Ruth Welti, Biology, 1xbet online sports betting
Robert E. Weems, Jr., Business History, WSU
Yong Zhao, Education, KU
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