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(July 7, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 4 President Saunders had no evidence and still does not. Roughly two and a half million dollars later and we are witness to a level of squandering Mississippi taxpayers’ money deserving of a full scale state investigation.One more thought. You don’t think this is the only example of Dr. Saunders’ reckless and wasteful behavior, do you? Just two more examples – her plane and the costs associated with remodeling her boudoir.

(July 8, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 5 Why hasn’t Dr. Saunders taken any steps to determine if the claims were false? Is it because she already made up her mind and needed no evidence to support her decision? If she disrespects tenure and evidence to this extent, do you believe that your hard-earned award of tenure is safe in the face of such caprice?

(July 12, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 6 President Saunders did not have any evidence that DePree ever recorded anyone at USM. More importantly, as an indication of her competence to be president of a university, she did not care to look at the evidence that was readily available to her. (See also part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5.) If President Saunders’ other decisions ppear haphazard and not well grounded, now you know why. Facts and evidence don’t matter.

(July 13, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 7 However, President Saunders acted on Interim Dean Williams’ unfounded accusations to punish Dr. DePree, just as if she had a shred of evidence for them. She refused to review the underlying data that demonstrated that her decision had no basis in fact. What do you call someone who acts on unfounded accusations? What do you call someone who acts to punish someone based on unfounded accusations?

(July 14, 2010) What Does President Saunders Think? part 8 As you read the questions and President Saunders’ answers, it’s hard to believe anyone in a position of responsibility cares so little about having evidence and reasons for important decisions. Who holds her accountable for her unsupported decisions? Or do the people to whom she reports fail to apply reason and evidence to their decisions, too? If the answer is no one holds her accountable and no one at the top requires reason or evidence for decisions, just what is your hard-earned tenure really worth? All it takes is a little malicious gossip that has no basis in fact, and Dr. Saunders may order you from your classroom and offices while she tries to cook up a reason to fire you. What are A-level publications worth? What are outstanding teaching evaluations worth? If Dr. Saunders wants you gone, absolutely nothing.