Friday, November 2, 2018
Revolt at U of the Pacific - Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Ed
Budget controversies prompt complaints of censorship of protest boulders, demands for more financial information, questions about athletic deficits and demands for president's resignation. Tensions are boiling over at the University of the Pacific after the university announced a tuition hike and budget cuts for the third year in a row. Students protested outside the Board of Regents meeting last Thursday and called for Pamela Eibeck, university president, to resign. In September, the Academic Council (the university's faculty senate) passed a resolution of no confidence in Eibeck with 95 percent in favor of removing her as president. The resolution will be put to a full faculty vote in November.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/10/25/more-budget-cuts-and-tuition-hikes-u-pacific-lead-student-and-faculty-unrest