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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by btilly on Sunday September 13, 2015 @12:02PM (#10211794)
It seems to me that "chairman of the physics department" is a real job with real work and you want someone there who is able to do it. Do you think he was able to do that job properly with this hanging over his head? If not, he should have moved on.
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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by walshemj on Sunday September 13, 2015 @12:14PM (#10211835)
But it should not happen when your on administrative leave.
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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by WallWextra on Sunday September 13, 2015 @12:40PM (#10211912)
Can you imagine a physics department where the chair is on administrative leave?
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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by shawn-furyan on Sunday September 13, 2015 @01:01PM (#10211983)
Easily, with an interim acting chair. Upheaval under all contingencies is minimized with this solution.
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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by walshemj on Sunday September 13, 2015 @01:02PM (#10211989)
Yes why is it any different to any other job - the deputy does the job,
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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by a3n on Sunday September 13, 2015 @02:49PM (#10212374)
Can you imagine a physics class taught by a grad student?
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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by frozenport on Sunday September 13, 2015 @04:35PM (#10212721)
Half the job of the chair is to manage the human side of the department's priorities, including resolving disputes between faculty. You need moral authority, which a grad doesn't have.
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Re:Statement by Professor Xi on the Dismissal of the Federal... by a3n on Sunday September 13, 2015 @05:05PM (#10212787)
The scale is about the same, and as someone else mentioned near here, the deputy chair would take over.
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