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Outside Observer

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from Doty's letter:  "I realize that there may be legal difficulties surrounding the hiring of a new department chair for Tourism Management.  As I have previously stated, I believe that gender was used as a motivating factor when an offer of employment was not extended to a previous candidate.  At that time I advised you, President Thames, and Dr. Malone that in my opinion your decision to override the recommendation of the faculty, the department, and the dean of the College of Business was unwise and could have negative legal consequences for the university."


Is he rather obviously implying that there may have been gender discrimination in hiring decisions, or am I missing something? 


 



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As a normal reader of the English language, it seems pretty clear to me. I note that Dr. Malone is included in this sentence. I would translate this as: "You guys passed over a female candidate who was recommended by the faculty, chair, and dean, and you passed her over because she was female. I warned you, and now I'm telling."

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Outside Observer

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That's how I read it.

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Does anyone know if the woman in question has filed suit yet? They could skip straight to the settlement phase. I wish I could read Lee Gore's mind about now.

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Outside Observer

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Think any local attorneys are calling that female candidate???

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I'm bAAAck

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Have been off the board for a year now.

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Yes, the female professor has filed a suit in Federal court.

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Outside Observer

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after all these suits are settled, is there going to be anything left of USM?

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Inside Info, Inc.

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Problem is that the candidate and a TM fac member from the coast have a history...he carries some type of grudge against her and went to JG and KM about nixing her. From HD's perspective, I guess it's easier to get a judgment for gender discrimination than for cronyism.

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Emma

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"after all these suits are settled, is there going to be anything left of USM?"
The university that insures it to a certain amount. They are trying to settle all suits for around 200,000 with the attorneys taking a third of that. From what I hear, those who sued at the beginning of the Thames regime are scoffing at that amount - the man cost a few people their jobs at the onset of his administration. Will it break USM?  Maybe, just maybe. Don't kill the messenger. Hope the IHL sees the light, settles all the suits within a reasonable limit, and starts the slate clean without the Gnome on board.

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Green Hornet

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Originally posted by: Inside Info, Inc.
"Problem is that the candidate and a TM fac member from the coast have a history...he carries some type of grudge against her and went to JG and KM about nixing her. From HD's perspective, I guess it's easier to get a judgment for gender discrimination than for cronyism."
Would this candidate have been interviewed prior to Becky Woodrick being "canned" and thus this issue being the reason SFT wanted to get rid of her because she knew about the gender discrimination?  Becky being the class act she is, can't discuss this, but gives people reason to wonder why SFT wanted to get rid of her last semester and now this information comes to light........

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Wing Man

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Emma:


If you could read Lee Gore's mind right now it would be a balnk page.  All of these suits will settle and it will cost the University big bucks.  If they are not settled it exposes SFT.  Also, since I have previuosly workrd in the Ploy Sci Dept. I can tell you that the attorney's invovled also do work for SFT personally and that one dates the daughter.



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truth4usm/AH

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"Have been off the board for a year now. Answer: Yes, the female professor has filed a suit in Federal court."

How can you have been off the board for a year when this board has been in existence for less than a year?




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Wing Man

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Truth:


I smell a RAT!  OOPS----A troll.



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Swan Song

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"I can tell you that the attorney's invovled also do work for SFT personally and that one dates the daughter."
Well one of those attorneys is clearly an imbecile then. Daughter dearest was married to Tom Zachary earlier in her life (an attorney in H'burg). Bet he's chuckling about it all now.

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I'm bAAAck

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Yeah, good point.

I was including my "tenure" on Fire Shelby.

So, I have really never been on this board.


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Worried

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Silly you!!  There is no such thing as tenure here 


 


duh!!



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truth4usm/AH

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"Yeah, good point.

I was including my "tenure" on Fire Shelby.

So, I have really never been on this board.
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But the Fire Shelby board was not created until March 2004. So, how could you have been away for over a year???

Still makes no sense....unless you found a wrinkle in the time/space continuum.

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I'm bAAAck

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Truth,,,,,,,gosh darnit..........you are right.

I am amazed here at my mind. It has not been one year. I swear I was thinking we were into year two.

So, with the extra year out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hmmmmm, let's see now, well, I would say then that it has been more like 6 or 7 months

It sure seems like this has been going on for years

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truth4usm/AH

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Originally posted by: I'm bAAAck
"Truth,,,,,,,gosh darnit..........you are right.

I am amazed here at my mind. It has not been one year. I swear I was thinking we were into year two.

So, with the extra year out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hmmmmm, let's see now, well, I would say then that it has been more like 6 or 7 months

It sure seems like this has been going on for years"


They don't call me Truth for nothing!



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