Purdue University Northwest’s faculty is giving Chancellor Thomas Keon until Monday to resign after a racist comment he made brought unwelcome attention and pain to the campus.
Letters obtained by the Post-Tribune on Saturday state that the campus’s Faculty Senate is giving Purdue’s Board of Trustees their “full support” if it chooses to relieve Chancellor Thomas Keon of his duties. Keon has been under fire this week for his comments mocking Asians during one of the campus’s two graduation ceremonies Dec. 10.PNW Faculty Chair Thomas Roach said in the letter dated Dec.
“Every day we delay, the reputation of Purdue becomes more tarnished,” Roach wrote. “We need to relieve the chancellor of his responsibilities immediately and make it clear that his irresponsible, offensive actions do not reflect our values as a faculty and as an institution.” “ completed the unification without a plan, and they’ve been cutting the budget while not giving a reason why,” Roach said, adding that the administration often acts without faculty and student input. “And now, there’s nothing we can say to heal , but if we leave him in place, we’re saying to the world it’s ‘no big deal’ when it is a big deal.
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