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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COB UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

(November 2, 2008) We begin with accounting instructor Patty (Polk) Munn. She is an enigma as instructors go, because she has as much (if not more) job security and influence as many tenured full professors.  Ms. Munn claims she saw herself in a novel, Choking Dead Chickens written by the editor.   (For complete editorial click here. )

(November 5, 2008) In Dr. Jordan’s case, instead of confusing novels with facts like Ms. Munn, he simply doesn’t acknowledge the difference between benchmarking and plagiarism. ...  For complete editorial click here.

(November 7, 2008)  Erstwhile administrator-Dr. Posey creates “facts” that he uses to punish faculty he does not like.   For complete editorial click here.

(November 10, 2008) Dr. Jackson willingly joins in an attack -- even fabricating claims -- on a faculty member. ... Dr. Jackson goes against his own knowledge and perceptions to join the mobbing.  For complete editorial click here.

(November 10, 2008) Lastly, Dr. Jerold Morgan was a friend of mine and had an office across the hall from mine for some time.  On more than one occasion he told me he was quite embarrassed by his daughter, Mary.  Now I understand why he said it.  For complete editorial click here.

(November 14, 2008)  Former Interim Director of SAIS Stan Lewis, how many times did you rail against the accounting faculty and our business college administrators? In your view, Posey was an “Uncle Tom”, Munn was a “dingbat-troublemaker”, Jordan was a two-faced back-stabber, Anderson had an “ugly personality,” Doty was an “idiot,” Niroomand was “dangerous,” etc.  For complete editorial click here.