The tone of futility for the vote of no confidence I think is misplaced. It is the same thing as someone saying, "Why should I vote, my state is a Red/Blue state and my vote really doesn't count." Yes, but margins matter and messages sent matter. Sexton may have the support of important constituencies at the University, but he also knows that his support in other areas is lacking. Therefore, he has to be conscious of what that might mean as he develops policies.
* Are the A&S faculty upset about things that might upset the other areas over time, that they are just being less affected or slower to react right now? * Are the other areas misinformed about details that the A&S faculty have figured out and this vote has begun a conversation that will shift attitudes over time? (or vice versa, that the A&S faculty are misinformed) * Will this action motivate greater scrutiny and/or investigation by any and all stakeholders at NYU. Finally, it is good to model to students that it is proper to speak truth to power, if for no other reason than to make sure that truth is spoken. I look forward to your disagreement. Paul On Mar 15, 2013, at 8:07 PM, Mike Palij wrote: Just in case anyone is interested, here's a few points: (1) The Board of Trustees have re-affirmed their support of John Sexton as President of NYU. (2) Sexton has sent out an email saying that there much hard work to do in the future for NYU and he's in for the long haul. So, what was the effect of the vote of no confidence by the Arts & Science faculty? I'll let you draw your own conclusions. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> P.S. Even though author E. L. Doctorow ("Ragtime", etc.) was among the faculty urging the vote of no confidence, apparently the deans of all of the other NYU schools, especially the school of medicine, voiced their support for Sexton. And beat goes on. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=24361 or send a blank email to leave-24361-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=24371 or send a blank email to leave-24371-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
