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t1_jakg947 wrote

Wingard is not merely ineffective as a leader. He has ideas about education that are scary and they would be disastrous if fully realized. The following piece is perhaps overwritten, but essentially correct in its evaluation of Wingard’s philosophy: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/jason-wingards-edtech-griftopia/

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t1_jaliz9g wrote

He was hired by the trustees, though.

You can't dissociate that from how the UNI wants to be operated.

See: TUH

They asked for this specifically.

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t1_jamdvxr wrote

This is what puzzles me- the Temple Trustees appoint all these leaders, so it stands to reason unless the Trustees are replaced, we'll keep getting the same flavor of leadership, and the same approach to labour management. "I don't approve of your choice of leader for me, don't change your appetites for leadership, just give me another leader like the one I don't approve of"

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t1_jamouu9 wrote

Um have you checked the city government tenures over the last century. I... Haven't looked at incumbent retention, but it appears- facile

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t1_jan4kdi wrote

Wingard saying the value of a college degree has peaked is insane to me. It’s never been more important imo. One could argue that with how quickly information flows it’s never been easier to promote a good idea to the masses. But that isn’t the typical person. The typical person would serve themselves well by furthering their education.

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t1_jalyrrx wrote

Without paying Mitch attention I was thinking that temple was having a rough year, seems like one thing after another but after reading that it seems this was hired for the purpose of creating it.

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t1_jako5he wrote

Someone said it better, but Wingard loves a crisis.

A funding crisis? Well, tough times call for tough solutions. Let’s privatize. A faculty crisis? Let’s hire scabs and call it “alternative educational engagement”.

Any crisis is an excuse to grab more power

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OP t1_jakekhx wrote

> The union has never taken a no-confidence vote in a president in its 50-year history

> The votes are largely symbolic and don’t carry any power.

> “We see him giving speeches,” [TAUP president] Doshna said. “We see him in photo ops, but we don’t see him doing the hard work of running the university.”

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t1_jakg2cx wrote

I don’t get a vote but I don’t have any confidence in Wingard

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t1_jambz4x wrote

You get to vote for politicians, and apparently Wingard was meeting with Shapiro and other legislators yesterday. May be worth letting your reps know what you think?

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t1_jambkw3 wrote

It looks like the PA Governor, Senate President Pro Tempore, and House Speaker get to appoint a few members of Temple's board of trustees. There are also two politicians actively serving on the board right now:

  • Patrick M. Browne, Esq. (PA Secretary of Revenue)
  • Christine M. Tartaglione (PA Senator for 2nd District)

Might be worth reaching out to your state representatives to let them know if you have feelings on recent developments at Temple?

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