TSU’s Game of Thrones continues
It’s almost like an episode of Game of Thrones at TSU this past week. With the sudden announcement by the BOR of
King Lane being placed on paid leave pending an investigation’s results, it seems
like it’s house cleaning time at TSU. The board hasn’t given any reason as to why
King Lane was placed on paid leave, but there’s been so many rumors now about
why, we have to assume some of those rumors are true.
But in
other news, the same day the BOR placed King Lane on paid leave, his special
assistant, his consigliore, Senor
Wendell Williams was fired by acting President Huewitt, possibly under the direction
of the BOR. This was rumored to be true by Saturday but
the Houston Chronicle has confirmed it-
The story
gets strange, however as it appears Wendell got into some type of personal spat
with a BOR member- Wesley Terrell and filed not 1 but 2 harassment complaints
against him with Internal Audit because Terrell had allegedly made comments to
Wendell’s wife about her jewelry and how she looked in a dress at a school
event. What a weird story and what a
weird thing to complain about. Shouldn't the wife file the complaint instead
of Wendell? It's 2020 people!
To file a
complaint against a BOR member should be something serious and substantial, not
something personal and petty. Seems like
the strangest thing to be upset with someone who (possibly) flirted with your
wife? Is that what Wendell is
alleging? He got jealous? Maybe.
But if your only witness is your wife and yourself, did it really
happen? Internal Audit will probably
never show us the report but we wonder what it contains if indeed it was
completed.
Moreover,
why is Wendell complaining about how he was terminated? How should he have been notified? An email? A text message? A singing clown? Maybe a small airplane with
a banner reading “YOU’RE FIRED WENDELL” trailing behind it? How does it matter how he was fired as long
as he got the message? What an odd thing to complain about to a reporter.
But we do
understand his upset feelings.
Reportedly, Wendell was making a very nice 6 figure salary, a steep jump
from his last salary at Lonestar. He
held so many positions in his short time at TSU his business card must be
written in pencil. Wendell was listed as the Title IX coordinator for example, but
did he have any relevant work experience at all with Title IX? We believe not.
In all their time at TSU, neither
Lane nor Wendell released their CV’s online.
A lot of administrators post their CV’s online so the public can
accurately assess and determine if their qualifications are matched with their
job description. This seems to be true
of a random assortment of Chairs and Deans we sampled but not of Wendell or
Lane. Why not release your CV?
In other
news, rumors are afloat that several of the old guard are quietly resigning or
being terminated. Obviously if you’re
the new President, you cannot work with the previous administration. We feel you Kenneth. You need new bodyguards. Hopefully this time you hire individuals who are BOTH competent AND trustworthy. Difficult we know, but TSU needs competence and trustworthy individuals in positions of power. We only seem to get 1 of 2. We anticipate more heads rolling as the week
begins. The good news is that TSU is hiring
again.
Comments
This is a strange, strange yet interesting story. Keep us updated.