Haskell University faculty casts no confidence vote
April 3, 2021
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Haskell Indian Nations University faculty are signaling frustration with the college s top leader over free speech and governance issues with a vote of “no confidence.”
The resolution describing school president Ronald Graham’s leadership style as “autocratic” was certified Thursday with a unanimous Faculty Senate vote, the Lawrence Journal-World reports.
Graham, who began his presidency in May 2020, didn t immediately respond to a request for comment from the Journal-World.
Graham angered the faculty when he sent a memorandum last month forbidding employees from expressing derogatory opinions about the administration and others, contending that such expression is “inappropriate” and not protected by academic freedom.