Inside Higher Ed: Dealing with disaster
A respected chair of religious studies at Elizabethtown College, in Pennsylvania, is arrested for allegedly making Internet plans to meet an undercover agent who was posing as a 12-year-old girl. A long-time dean of African-American affairs at the University of Virginia announces his retirement just days after admitting he lied to investigators regarding his “knowledge of the activities of a known drug dealer.” And a director of undergraduate studies at Eastern Oregon University is placed on paid leave after torrid allegations of rape are exposed.
All of the events occurred during the hot, hot month of July, much to the chagrin at administrators at the spotlighted institutions. While it isn’t every day that colleges and universities see top administrators or professors accused of or involved in major crimes, institutions often have to make fast-paced employment decisions that have immediate impact on individuals and reputations.
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