....Phillips responded to The Chronicle's e-mailed inquiry about the matter with this:
"As you should know, discussions with regard to personnel matters of the University are not appropriate for public disclosure. Contrary to the tone and implications of your questions, the University does not discriminate as to anyone on any basis.
"I was appointed to the UCM Board of Governors in February of 2005, a few weeks after Aaron was selected to serve as president. Not once has Aaron's religion been mentioned in any Board discussion...."
That's interesting. There's only one mention in the article about not tolerating people who do.
On October 23, 2009 Richard Phillips wrote in reply to Benoit Wesly:
...We have a Board meeting next week on October 29 and I will bring this matter to the attention of our Board and will get back to you on any action taken. Please be assured our University will not tolerate discriminatory acts against any group and I will personally look into this matter...
As Blue Girl wrote:
...I attended the Board of Governors meeting. I recorded the Board of Governors meeting. I was there nearly an hour before it started. There was no discussion of the "matter," the subject was not broached, let alone any action taken. I work for an attorney, so I utilized the resource and asked the obvious question: Is the matter of Hassler's comments something that they could discuss in closed session? I got a one word response: "No." Such discussion or action would not fall under the exclusionary provisions of the Missouri Sunshine Law.
The public silence is deafening.
So much for action.
"....But I've come to see lots of nice people who hate it and deplore it and protest their own innocence, then help it along and wonder why it grows..."
Our previous coverage:
Three steps behind, and to the right (January 25, 2008)
Three steps behind, and to the right, part 2 - a microcosm of our universe (September 21, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"? (October 15, 2009) (transcript of a portion of the live radio broadcast)
It wasn't just about a tree (October 21, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement?": I heard it on the radio (October 21, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement?": let's not get cut out of the will (October 22, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement?": $87.75 will get you one sheet of paper (October 23, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement?": They're not playing hardball, they're playing cat and mouse (October 23, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement?": a cola and some scoreboards (October 24, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement?": a few more pieces of the puzzle? (October 28, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: your silence means consent (October 29, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: let's not get cut out of the will, part 2 (October 30, 2009)
Old media irony impairment (October 30, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement?": I heard it on the radio, part 2 (October 31, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: where everybody knows your name (October 31, 2009)
Methinks that someone is paying attention! (November 2, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: Bond, Stadium Bond (November 4, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: where everybody knows your name, part 2 (November 4, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: I heard it on the radio, part 3 (November 5, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: nothing succeeds like success (November 6, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: your Friday news dump (November 6, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: nothing exceeds like excess (November 7, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: a grade for Accounting 101 (November 7, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: there ought to be a law (November 8, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: there's gotta be a contract around here somewhere (November 9, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: there ought to be a law, part 2 (November 10, 2009)
"A Gentleman's Agreement"?: Garbo speaks! (November 12, 2009) |
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