Daily News | Temple faculty union to vote next week on whether to hold a vote of no-confidence in university leaders
“We are moving forward because of the overwhelming concerns we have received about this administration,” Jeffrey Doshna, president of TAUP, said in the email. “This is a democratic process, which gives our members a voice to make their concerns known.
Some argued for it, noting what they said was a mishandling of the graduate student strike during which the university has stopped paying forfor striking members. They also cited non-contract renewals for some non-tenure faculty, mounting concerns about public safety in the wake of a police officer’s death, vacancies in some key administrative jobs, university finances and problems in the office of ethics and research.
But others said it would send the wrong message to vote no confidence in Temple’s first Black president when he had less than two years on the job and was confronting post-pandemic problems, like rising gun violence and a drop in enrollment, that are that are not in his control.
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