There are those who will say that this blog is weakening
UNCG – that it could destroy it.
I am not so egotistical as to believe that the words I write
have the power to destroy without foundation. If UNCG is so weak as to be able
to crumble as a result of a blog, well, it’s hard for me to believe it was
standing up to begin with.
What is weakening is the ability of the administration to do
as it pleases with no fear of repercussions.
What is weakening is the shadow that has been cast by this
administration and the possibility that it will continue to block out the sun
for years to come.
I will be glad to see those things weakened and destroyed.
Don’t listen to the execs when they tell you that these words have harmed UNCG.
These words bring to light the harm that they have done to UNCG…and they would
like you to believe that they are the heart and soul of the institution.
They are not.
If Jan Zink can’t bad mouth our donors and squander their
money, UNCG will be stronger.
If Bryan Terry can’t verbally abuse his staff, screaming and
yelling like a tyrant, UNCG will be
stronger.
If Edna Chun and Bonita Peace can’t ignore the heartfelt
pleas of faculty and staff for just treatment and basic dignity, UNCG will be stronger.
If a chancellor can’t accept the position assuming that we
are their personal piggy bank with an unruly mob meant to be suppressed, UNCG will be stronger.
If anyone working here now or in the future knows that they
must make a commitment to the larger university and Greensboro community when
they accept a position, knows that they are taking a place in a vibrant and
dynamic culture, understands the bounds of human decency, and accepts the
mantle of responsibility to something larger than their own agenda, UNCG will be stronger.
Don’t ask me to stop working for those goals, because I won’t.
And don’t be fooled when those with much to lose whimper as the risk increases.
They weren’t thinking of others before and they aren’t doing so now.
I have heard from so many of you supporting the changes in
the atmosphere that we are seeing begin to come about; let’s keep shaking things up and let the sun shine in stronger than ever.
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