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Originally Posted by Bob Dole
It wasn't clear whether they were referring to the redhead or the blonde who charged in and almost chest bumped the photog, then demanded he get out of HER personal space.
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The redhead is Click, I believe. Still inexcusable for a comm professor to make those kind of statements. I think I would have heard by now if any journalism profs were involved (that would be out, at least in Mizzou Mafia circles, by now if it had happened).
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Originally Posted by Bob Dole
Every faculty everywhere dislikes their administration.
Bob Dole knows Bowen, and he is a good man who has the university's best interest in mind. That isn't to say that he can't make mistakes, but to try to paint him as some sort of self-centered bastard is just off.
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I don't know him personally, just sharing what I have heard.
I was surprised when I first heard a friend in the journalism school voicing displeasure with Loftin's leadership (And considering him ineffective), so I asked around with a few other faculty/staff I know. I was shocked that the displeasure with his leadership was unanimous. Pretty diverse group of opinions here, so for all of them to think he stinks shocked me.
I understand why the English dept. would be displeased - as part of his mission (as given by the BoC) to shore up AAU status, resources had to be shifted to departments that help make that happen.
But for privileged/important departments like the journalism and business school to have such a dim view of his leadership tells me it isn't just sour grapes at resources being shufffled around/away.
The one that really shocked me was hearing how disliked Loftin (and Wolfe, for that matter) is in the donor circles (And the person who shared that with me is someone who works in those circles as well, so it's not just smoke). Their ability to fundraise has been a big disappointment.