The Final SOPA Chairs decision

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 We promise this is our final post on the SOPA Chairs saga (I mean, we really hope).  As previously mentioned- 

https://transparencystate.blogspot.com/2020/07/will-tsu-enter-financial-exigency.html

Dean Kieh announced his final decision- despite initially informing the AJ Faculty he would not keep Dr. Baker on for another 2 years (based on the Faculty Manual) he made the sole decision to keep on Dr. Baker in the Interim Chair position.   The Provost did not seem to agree with his idea to use a "waiver."  

In AJ, Dr. Kalunta-Crumpton tied the votes with 4 votes in her favor and 4 votes for Dr. Baker and yet Dean Kieh decided to keep on Dr. Baker.  We assume the votes are correct as we are unable to verify each professor's votes since Dean Kieh refuses to provide individual votes.    

In UPEP, Dr. Pan turned down the Interim Chair position (same reason as Dr. Drake it seems), and Dean Kieh refused to consider Dr. Solitaire (who had also applied) so Dean Kieh went back to Dr. Smith.  

We find it especially strange and troubling for Dean Kieh's final decision because at the beginning of the summer, he appeared to want to bring in new people for the Interim Chair position (all 3 departments).  Yet somehow he kept on Dr. Baker and Dr. Smith for another 2 years, but did not allow Dr. Adams (Political Science) to stay on as Interim Chair.  

Why?  .....Why allow 2 out of 3 Interim Chairs to stay on but not Dr. Adams?  




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