New School Students Protest for President's Ouster
About 75 New School students staged a sit-in Wednesday night and "occupied" a dining hall to protest the leadership of university President Bob Kerrey. Kerrey, the former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator who has led the school since 2001, received a vote of no-confidence from senior faculty, which was then endorsed overwhelmingly by full-time staff.
Faculty members have expressed concern over Kerrey's lack of background in academe, his management style, the concentration of power in the president's office, and the high turnover rate in the provost's office (five since Kerrey's tenure began).
The students' demands can be found at the dissenters' website, "New School in Exile." They include the ouster of Executive Vice President James Murtha and more transparency and student participation in large university decisions.
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Solidarity from Oberlin College
Students at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio stand in solidarity with the occupiers at the New School.
Hello
Saying hi from the cafeteria! Everyone should come down to 65 5th ave (corner of W13th) Show solidarity!
Throw the crooks out
The New School administration has proven itself utterly incapable of successfully running the university. It's time to say "adios" to autocracy and edicts from above, and push for meaningful participatory governance. Kudos to the students and professors for standing up to incompetent bullies like Bob Kerrey; if I still lived in New York City I'd be there with them.
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