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Fellow academics:
A colleague is being pressured (by her dean and chair) to support this list of items as mandatory criteria in a "collegiality" requirement for tenure & promotion.
It's a dumpster fire naked monkey nightmare of a policy, tailored to encourage abusive administration and hostile work environments.
I highlighted some of the most ridiculous parts. Imagining the way some colleagues or admins would interpret all the undocumentable judgment-call elements... ::shudder::
@fenwick67 D'oh. And remember those important lessons from the civil rights movement: no matter what the issue, there's no reason to seem "disruptive" or "disrespectful" when justice is on the line.
@tomstearns "avoids excessive complaining"
(...)
"Confronts perceived injustices"
So, complain or don't complain, we'll have a reason to fire you either way. 👍