University Redresses Wardrobe Malfunction by Dropping Draconian Dress Code

by E Wayne Ross on October 10, 2007

The Chronicle News Blog: University Redresses Wardrobe Malfunction by Dropping Draconian Dress Code

Power of the press? After The Chronicle published an article this morning on Tri-State University’s proscriptive new faculty and staff dress code, professors at the Indiana university were told that they may now show up for work in scuffed shoes, wrinkled shirts, and, for those still possessing hair, Mohawks.

The dress code was intended to “elevate who we are as an institution,” said David Finley, the university’s vice president for academic affairs, not to alienate employees. He announced today that the October 1 policy had been rescinded while administrators review with faculty members what wardrobe best befits a Tri-State professor. —Paula Wasley

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