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(October 9, 2006) usmpride.com News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEVELOPING STORY October 9, 2006 HATTIESBURG --- EFIB Chair George Carter has struck once again, dealing economics professor Franklin Mixon a 5-day per week, 2-location, 3-prep teaching load for spring semester 2007. Sources tell usmpride.com News that Carter’s move is another attempt to retaliate against departmental dissent, this time lashing out at Mixon for challenging Carter’s attempt to subvert faculty governance on 19 September 2006.

(October 10, 2010) The CoB Admin & “The CoB Mob” A Look at the 2006 Merit Raises "This issue visits the 2006 merit raises for the first time in this series. A snapshot of the Top 10 merit raises list is provided below (taken from a separate report at USMPRIDE.COM):..."

(October 20, 2006) Special Report What is Carter’s Attack on Dissenters Costing the CoB? An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB’s Budget "This Special Report examines some of the extraordinary moves being made by EFIB Chair George Carter to suppress dissent in his department and in the College of Business. As usmpride.com has reported, Carter orchestrated the “Black Tuesday” re-vote in the EFIB (19 Sept 2006) that resulted in a duly constituted 3-faculty governance committee being disbanded (see “Black Tuesday” page at usmpride.com). Finance professor James Lindley and accounting professor Marc DePree have filed an official University Grievance regarding the “Black Tuesday” situation. New evidence pouring into usmpride.com indicates that Carter is now orchestrating a campaign of retaliation and harassment directed at those who spoke out against the Black Tuesday coup...".

October 25, 2006) Special Report “No Overload for You!” An Investigation into Course Scheduling in the CoB "This Special Report examines the 2006-07 teaching schedules in the EFIB. Below you will find the spring 2007 teaching schedule that EFIB Chair George Carter assigned to himself:...".

(November 1, 2006) The Curious Case of the Missing Economics Line Or, Anatomy of An Administrative Deal "It starts, of all places, at USMGC. In May 2006, newly promoted Associate Professor of Economics David Sharpe resigns from USM to take an industry job. This is a crippling blow to the economics fiefdom carefully constructed over fifty years by the likes of Joseph Greene, Ty Black, George Carter, Charles Sawyer, and Farhang Niroomand. Having just lost Assistant Professors Sunny Wong and Melody Lo from the Hattiesburg faculty, Sharpe’s departure leaves economics short 3 members overall. Lo and Wong’s departures were expected, however, and Sawyer and Carter were able to make two hires – Akbar Marvasti and Sami Dakhlia – but were denied the opportunity to hire a replacement for Sharpe, even on a Visiting basis...".