No Confidence in Dr. Shelby Thames as President of The University of Southern Mississippi
As alumni, faculty, staff, students, and concerned friends of The University of Southern Mississippi, we are deeply troubled by the recent events at our beloved university. On Friday, March 5, 2004, D... continue reading »
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"Contrary to what Dr. Thames believes, this university is not "a business." USM was not built to make money, it was built to educate students. Dr. Thames needs to go back to Polymer Science where he excels and quit disrupting our academic community with hi"
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"As a friend of a former faculty member who left USM in part because of problems with the administration of President Thames, and as someone who went through similar rough times under a previous administration at my own university, I'm signing to show soli"
"As a parent and former alumnus of USM, I am appalled at the continued lack of respect for the faculty and students at USM. While I am aware that leadership positions require difficult and sometimes controversial decisions, President Thames' entire adminis"
"Previously posted Graduation Year(s), if applicable 1969, BS; 1973, Ph.D. Chemistry USM Faculty? Staff? Student? Alumni? Parent? Friend? Alumni, Parent, Friend"
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"The great irony of this debacle is that the bumbling assault on tenure by Shelby and his fellow travelers has done more to revitalize tenures relevance and strengthen the perception of its importance than all of the USM facultys hard work and good scholar"
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"Real universities cherish academic freedom and protect it with tenure. Thames's move against these faculty members is a transparent effort to silence two voices trying to maintain the integrity of the tenure process. USM Faculty? Staff? Student? Alumni? P"
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"I am a nationally recognized, full professor of human performance. 13 years at USM, eight of those years were in leadership position as director of the School of HPR at USM. Last year, after living one year under the Dr. Thames' administration, I realized"
"I will never belong to the alumni association until Thames is gone! Graduation Year(s), if applicable 2003 USM Faculty? Staff? Student? Alumni? Parent? Friend? Alumni"
