TEXAS TECH/More than 40 faculty members sign petition against former AG

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http://lubbockonline.com/stories/072509/loc_470732313.shtml


Tech faculty oppose Gonzales


More than 40 Texas Tech professors have objected in a petition to Chancellor Kent Hance's decision to hire former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, according to the petition's creator.

Petition creator Walter Schaller, a Tech philosophy professor since 1986, said Friday he decided to take action because "with the emphasis on ethics the university has adopted, a guy that misled Congress is not the kind of person we want to represent Texas Tech."

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"It is unclear what Gonzales has done that makes him deserving of employment at Texas Tech. Does he have a noteworthy academic record? Does he have a record of publishing in law reviews? Was his service to his country particularly distinguished?," the petition reads.

Hance's hiring of a "good friend" is in conflict with Tech's "Statement of Ethical Principles," according to the petition, which calls the chancellor's involvement in selecting faculty and the "celebrity hire" as "troubling."
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good - may Gonzales continue to fall down

[lpbk2713]

1. No worries, Gonzo won't ever show up for work.

He won't remember that he has a job there. :eyes:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

2. A rec for ensho

and a kick in the pants for Fredo.

[TexasObserver]

3. Recommend