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Leader-Post: It’s make or break time for the FNUC

It’s coming down to crunch time for the First Nations University of Canada. The chiefs have to make some decisions and those decisions must result in meaningful change. There has to be a new approach to the continuing crises at the university. Simply tabling discussion and seeking further consultation won’t work this time.

In April, the board of directors of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) met and the FNUC was on its agenda. The board decided to wait and see if and how the FSIN will address the recommendations of the task force at its next meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday in Prince Albert.

The Plain Dealer: Layoffs begin at Case; university mum on numbers

Case Western Reserve University started laying off employees this week to trim its expected $40 million deficit next year. But the university won’t say how many people will be affected or how much money will be saved.

The Press-Enterprise: Cal State faculty union sues over rehiring of former chancellor

The president of the California State University faculty union is asking a Superior Court judge to nullify the rehiring of former Chancellor Barry Munitz to teach one course for an annual salary of $163,776.
Munitz, who headed CSU for seven years in the 1990s, left in 1998 to become president of the J. Paul Getty Trust. He resigned in February amid allegations of lavish spending that led to a state attorney general investigation.

Chicago Tribune: College faculty sees `crisis’

Just five months into the job, College of Lake County President Richard Fonte is butting heads with faculty members who question his decisions on spending and personnel and contend he has created a culture of fear.

During a meeting Tuesday, faculty members gave the college’s board of trustees a letter that asks that”someone–anyone–step forward and display a level of leadership initiative capable of guiding us collaboratively out of this crisis.”

“There’s a great deal of concern among the faculty,” said Robert Kerr, chairman of the Faculty Senate, which consists of elected representatives from each academic division.

Worcester Telegram & Gazette News: UMass officials regret Laster contract

University of Massachusetts officials said yesterday that a former UMass Medical School chancellor who received a $2 million termination deal barely fulfilled the terms of a loosely defined contract awarded more than a decade ago and that the pact would not be approved today because of new controls on under-performing employees and chancellors’ salaries.

AP Wire: Cal State faculty union sues over rehiring of former chancellor

The president of the California State University faculty union is asking a Superior Court judge to nullify the rehiring of former Chancellor Barry Munitz to teach one course for an annual salary of $163,776.

Munitz, who headed CSU for seven years in the 1990s, left in 1998 to become president of the J. Paul Getty Trust. He resigned in February amid allegations of lavish spending that led to a state attorney general investigation.

He began his new job as a “trustee professor” at California State University, Los Angeles, this month where he will teach an English course and help raise money for the university. His salary is considerably higher than the $112,548 paid to CSU’s full professors.