Posted by Barton Lorimor

* SIU President Randy Dunn survived today’s vote to place him on administrative leave while an investigation of his conduct is performed, but the Board did vote to publicly disclose the content of these mysterious documents that supposedly reveal what would have prompted such a probe in the first place.

The Southern…

“I challenge this board to envision not what we once were, but what we are becoming: a premier institution in the Midwest. I challenge this board to augment our innovation and success with an appropriate funding structure that distinguishes our environment and needs from that of Carbondale,” Price-Williams said.

Kathleen Chwalisz, the SIUC faculty member who discovered the internal emails that led to the controversy, said Dunn has been “purposefully undermining” the Carbondale campus.

“At this time, it is difficult, if not impossible, for the Carbondale campus community to trust Dr. Dunn and his leadership,” Chwalisz said.

Anne Hunter, incoming president of the SIUE Staff Senate, said she has frequently seen SIUE painted as less important than Carbondale. She said Dunn simply stated the obvious by pointing out that SIUC receives a disproportionate share of appropriations.

The Trustees pushing Dunn’s leave knew going into today’s meeting they did not have the votes but called for it anyway. Weird.