Michele Moody-Adams, Columbia University's first black female dean of Columbia College resigned abruptly last weekend. Moody-Adams, who was hired in 2009, released a letter taking some parting shots at the Ivy League school:
"It is with a very heavy heart that I send you this news. Columbia University has begun plans to transform the administrative structure in Arts and Sciences. The planned changes will have the effect of diminishing and in some important instances eliminating the authority of the Dean of the College over crucial policy, fund-raising and budgetary matters...
During my tenure as Dean, I have repeatedly voiced concern that changes of this kind will ultimately compromise the College’s academic quality and financial health. In my time here, I have quietly and respectfully sought the counsel of many of you about how to have my voice heard. I believed until very recently that, given the quality of my contributions to Columbia and the success of many of my efforts here, my concerns might be taken seriously. Just a very few days ago, it was made clear to me that the structural transformations intended to fundamentally alter decision-making in and for the College cannot be stopped.
Because I cannot in good conscience carry out a role that I believe to be detrimental to the welfare of the College, I have submitted my resignation as Dean of Columbia College, effective June 30, 2012. Source
Well, she must not have been well-liked because she made her resignation effective next June, but university president Lee Bollinger
issued a statement saying he told her to go bye-bye immediately. It also seems that many believe her departure won't have much of an impact on life as usual at Columbia College. Oh well, so much for progress, right?
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