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OrlandoDem2

(2,275 posts)
Fri Jul 7, 2023, 09:26 PM Jul 2023

If you like FL Atlantic U, then you BETTER start protesting DeSantis!

All of a sudden, it seems that the presidential search process at FAU has been frozen because a key DeSantis ally, Randy Fine (R-Big Time Asshole) was not selected as a finalist.

Hell, if you’re concerned about civility, democracy, and decency anywhere in America you better listen up and pay attention. They are about to do to FAU what they did to New College.

SNIP

Just days before the three finalists for Florida Atlantic University’s next president were set to speak at public forums, the search has been stopped in its tracks.
State University System of Florida Chancellor Ray Rodrigues sent a letter to Brad Levine, chairman of both the FAU Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee, citing “anomalies that have been alleged in the Florida Atlantic University presidential search.” The letter, dated Friday, was posted on social media Friday evening.
The letter said Rodrigues’ office “received concerning information,” including that search committee members conducted a straw poll to rank their six preferred candidates out of a list of nearly 60 and that one candidate said a questionnaire asked if his sexual orientation is “queer” and that another survey asked whether his gender is “male, female or other” and what pronouns he uses.
The university publicly announced three finalists earlier this week: Vice Admiral Sean Buck, superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy; Michael Hartline, dean of the College of Business at Florida State University; and Jose Sartarelli, Ph.D., former Chancellor of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. They were set to speak at forums on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/07/07/state-university-system-suspends-faus-presidential-search-citing-alleged-anomalies-in-process-2/

(This news is all over if you get a paywall. Just do a little googling and you can find a similar article). We must stop them. We know what they will do!

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If you like FL Atlantic U, then you BETTER start protesting DeSantis! (Original Post) OrlandoDem2 Jul 2023 OP
My BIL got his masters there. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #1
Time to sound the alarm! But the good news is this is that we can hang this around the neck of OrlandoDem2 Jul 2023 #2

OrlandoDem2

(2,275 posts)
2. Time to sound the alarm! But the good news is this is that we can hang this around the neck of
Fri Jul 7, 2023, 09:33 PM
Jul 2023

DeSantis and politically hang him with it. This smacks of corruption, fascism, extremism, and good ol’ boy politics. It continues the narrative that DeSantis is another dictator trying to control all levels of schooling. Hitler would be proud. He has his fingerprints all over this! He needs to pay a huge political price!

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