President Kim was more forceful today in apprising people of the serious budget difficulties that the College faces in the coming years. Cuts are on the way and they will be big. Though buckets of whitewash were used to explain how we got to where we are, President Kim did [...]
President Kim's road show on the College's budget woes is now in high gear as he and Steve Kadish impress the gravity of the financial situation upon faculty and staff. Today's open meeting will be but a reprise of the information that they have communicated to' [...]
The Valley News reports that Coach T. will be back for at least another season. President Kim announced Buddy's continuation as coach at the football team's season-ending banquet on Sunday.
When it was his turn to speak, Kim gave many in the room the news they wanted to hear, [...]
There was lovely quote from President Kim in today's D about yesterday's reorganization of responsibilities for campus planning, real estate, facilities, environmental health and safety, and sustainability:
"It just made sense to put all these responsibilities under the supervision of someone who is actually a professional in the field," Kim [...]
I love the smell of leadership in the morning. President Kim continues to clean house: today's "reassignment" of responsibilities has as its target another charter member of the Wright Olde Guarde, Executive Vice-President for Finance and Administration Adam Keller, who is, shall we say, moving on to new' [...]
President Kim is behind the eight ball in trying to sort out the financial mess that he has inherited from Jim Wright. He is looking at many ways to cut spending, but at the recent faculty meeting, several faculty members implored him to spare the "vulnerable" from the upcoming [...]
Lots of talk about the urgency of our budget difficulties from President Kim below and from the Trustees, but it looks like there is going to be an extended effort at "consensus management" rather than immediate and firm decision-making in response to the financial challenges facing the College.
Meanwhile, as [...]
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