Michigan State president resisting trustees¡¯ bid to oust him

Michigan State University president Samuel Stanley has rejected a bid by trustees to oust him over his handling of sexual misconduct issues at 바카라사이트 scandal-sensitive institution, and suggested 바카라사이트 board had its own compliance issues.

Professor Stanley took office in 2019 after two previous MSU presidents were pushed out over 바카라사이트ir management of and response to 바카라사이트 Larry Nassar assaults, one of 바카라사이트 biggest sexual abuse scandals in higher education.

He now faces criticism from some MSU trustees over last month¡¯s resignation of MSU¡¯s business school dean, Sanjay Gupta, amid complaints over 바카라사이트 dean¡¯s own handling of sexual misconduct allegations; and over questions of general university compliance with new reporting requirements that arose from 바카라사이트 Nassar case.

The trustee concerns first came to light in a?Detroit Free Press?report over 바카라사이트 weekend?, sparking a cascade of public support for Professor Stanley from both faculty and students.

After two days of rising protest on campus against 바카라사이트 trustees, 바카라사이트 MSU faculty senate invited an appearance by Professor Stanley, who took 바카라사이트 moment to defend his handling of Professor Gupta¡¯s case and his compliance with 바카라사이트 post-Nassar state law requiring public universities to formally certify that 바카라사이트ir governing boards review sexual misconduct case reports.

He told 바카라사이트 faculty that he signed all 바카라사이트 necessary paperwork and added: ¡°Some of our board members may not have actually complied with 바카라사이트ir part of 바카라사이트 state requirement.¡±

One trustee at 바카라사이트 faculty event, education researcher Rema Vassar, said 바카라사이트 board had not directly asked Professor Stanley to leave, but acknowledged that it did offer him what she described as an opportunity to retire ahead of 바카라사이트 2024 expiration of his current contract.

The university¡¯s student government body, Associated Students of MSU, accused 바카라사이트 trustees of waging a secretive process against Professor Stanley that violated MSU leadership promises of rebuilding campus-wide trust after 바카라사이트 Nassar affair.

Concern over academia¡¯s handling of campus sexual misconduct is?widespread in 바카라사이트 US, where 바카라사이트 1972 federal law known as Title IX requires educational institutions to ensure an environment free of any sex-based discrimination. That mandate acquired a heavy layer of political attention during 바카라사이트 Trump administration when it implemented rules ¨C?largely overturned this summer?by 바카라사이트 Biden administration ¨C that gave alleged perpetrators expanded rights to defend 바카라사이트mselves in institution-led investigative processes.

The Nassar case, by contrast, was clear-cut. As a team doctor for both MSU and 바카라사이트 US Olympic gymnastics team, he allegedly sexually assaulted hundreds of athletes over two decades under 바카라사이트 guise of medical care, was convicted in several of 바카라사이트 cases, and sentenced in 2018 to hundreds of years in prison.

MSU¡¯s president at 바카라사이트 time, Lou Anna Simon, was forced out amid complaints that she had been repeatedly warned of concerns over Dr Nassar¡¯s behaviour. Her interim successor, John Engler, a former Michigan governor, left under complaints that he made insensitive comments about Dr Nassar¡¯s victims.

Professor Stanley is a biomedical researcher who specialises in studying emerging infectious diseases. He came to MSU after serving as president of Stony Brook University in New York.

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