Academe Today: The President Has Spoken, and Edinboro U. Is Reeling

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Academe Today Thursday, March 22, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Outrage at Edinboro --------------------------------------------------------------- The Faculty Response [The President Has Spoken, and Edinboro U. Is Reeling]( By Jack Stripling Professors at a state university in Pennsylvania say they are angered, hurt, and shocked after reading a Chronicle profile of Fred Walker, who said he could never reason with faculty members, and much more. Leadership [A Tough-Talking President Tried to Fix a College. Then He Came Undone.]( [premium] By Jack Stripling In a snowy corner of Pennsylvania, Edinboro University’s Fred Walker is brazenly shaping the public narrative to support his agenda. 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