President Jason Wingard and Provost Gregory Mandel have been under pressure in recent months with rising crime around campus.
Members of Temple University's faculty union will meet on Monday and possibly take a vote of no-confidence in two school leaders.Members of Temple University's faculty union will meet on Monday and possibly take a vote of no-confidence in two school leaders: President Jason Wingard and Provost Gregory Mandel.That includes the killing of Temple police sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald two weeks ago.
Wingard started at Temple in July 2021 and has been under immense pressure in recent months with rising crime near campus and theGianni Quattrocchi, the university's student body president, doesn't think the vote is productive. "A vote of no confidence, in addition to being symbolic and ceremonial, is damaging to the university," said Quattrocchi.
He said the problems faced by the university existed before the current administration and are not isolated to Temple's campus. "Having a university without a president is not in anyone's interest. And ousting someone over nationwide systemic issues is not in anyone's interest, or even logical," he said.Copyright © 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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