2008 Woodie Awards
College Shorts
Issue date: 1/24/07 Section: News
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Faculty, students voice protest to Bush library
Plans to build a George W. Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) have been met by opposition from students and professors critical of the Bush administration. According to the Associated Press, some faculty members are protesting the library's construction, citing disagreements with Bush's policies concerning foreign policy, civil liberties and education. Professors in opposition to Bush's foreign policy fear that in building the library, SMU will be celebrating a president who unnecessarily took the country to war, while others fear that the school could become a target for terrorists.
SMU President R. Gerald Turner said that only a minority of faculty members are opposed to the Bush library, and that plans will not be derailed. The majority of students and alumni support the project and hope it will bring increased value and prestige to the university. The library will be funded by a private drive aimed at raising $200 million.
The Bush administration has deep connections to SMU. Alumni include First Lady Laura Bush, Presidential adviser Karen Hughes and former White House counsel Harriet Miers. Vice President Dick Cheney previously served on the board of trustees.
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CU president to step down after battling scandals
President of the University of Colorado Hank Brown, who helped restore the school's image after a series of controversies, announced his resignation on Thursday. He plans to leave the post on Feb. 1, 2008, just 30 months after taking over the position, as reported by The Associated Press. Brown says that by the time he leaves office, all of the reforms and reorganizations he wanted to implement will be in place or well on their way.
Brown took over leadership at the university in June 2005 after a series of embarrassing scandals devastated the school, including sexual assault in the football program and a professor who likened some Sept. 11 victims to Nazis.
Plans to build a George W. Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) have been met by opposition from students and professors critical of the Bush administration. According to the Associated Press, some faculty members are protesting the library's construction, citing disagreements with Bush's policies concerning foreign policy, civil liberties and education. Professors in opposition to Bush's foreign policy fear that in building the library, SMU will be celebrating a president who unnecessarily took the country to war, while others fear that the school could become a target for terrorists.
SMU President R. Gerald Turner said that only a minority of faculty members are opposed to the Bush library, and that plans will not be derailed. The majority of students and alumni support the project and hope it will bring increased value and prestige to the university. The library will be funded by a private drive aimed at raising $200 million.
The Bush administration has deep connections to SMU. Alumni include First Lady Laura Bush, Presidential adviser Karen Hughes and former White House counsel Harriet Miers. Vice President Dick Cheney previously served on the board of trustees.
-CNN.com
CU president to step down after battling scandals
President of the University of Colorado Hank Brown, who helped restore the school's image after a series of controversies, announced his resignation on Thursday. He plans to leave the post on Feb. 1, 2008, just 30 months after taking over the position, as reported by The Associated Press. Brown says that by the time he leaves office, all of the reforms and reorganizations he wanted to implement will be in place or well on their way.
Brown took over leadership at the university in June 2005 after a series of embarrassing scandals devastated the school, including sexual assault in the football program and a professor who likened some Sept. 11 victims to Nazis.
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