*From the point of view of a full professor
PRIDE
at the College of Business at the University of Southern Mississippi*
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Star Chamber Mobbing v. Open Review
Westhues describes a purpose of the impassioned rhetoric in these letters: “The object is to deprive the target of any say in what goes on, to turn the target into such an untouchable that even chatting with him or her in the corridor pollutes respectable colleagues.” (Kenneth Westhues, “Administrative Mobbing , p. 311)
The authors of these secret letters who asked for a private “fix” did not believe their positions were sufficiently strong to stand up to public scrutiny. Certainly, they did not want me to have any input. In an academic environment where public debate is affirmed, not once would Dr. Crockett or his fellow mobbers consider an open forum.
Administrators did nothing to stop the mobbing and it continues today: Some people might claim that I am dredging up ancient history. However, the truth is that the secret mobbing has never stopped. In the past year Director Rod Posey secretly consulted Dr. Crockett for his opinion of my teaching rigor to use in an annual evaluation As you might expect, Dr. Crockett determined that my examinations were “not rigorous.” Information relating to this “review” was not provided to me by Dr. Posey in an effort to improve any perceived deficiencies in my teaching. The documents were provided to me in response to an open records request.
Common sense would suggest that Dr. Posey provided Dr. Crockett a secret venue in which to carry out his goal of destroying my career. Furthermore, Dr. Crockett eagerly accepted the opportunity. (Click for next page.)
Common sense would suggest that Dr. Posey provided Dr. Crockett a secret venue in which to carry out his goal of destroying my career. Furthermore, Dr. Crockett eagerly accepted the opportunity. (Click for next page.)