tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post826963042895319544..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Whistle Blowing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71517513957750243462012-03-17T00:24:54.901-04:002012-03-17T00:24:54.901-04:00Hey, CR! Nice to hear from you after a long while...Hey, CR! Nice to hear from you after a long while.<br /><br />That took some stones. Sorry it turned out bad. You put your neck out for small potatoes but your last paragraph shows you know what life is about. That's better than most of us, most of the time, including me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32261186154290069992012-03-17T00:21:09.705-04:002012-03-17T00:21:09.705-04:00Regardless of your political leanings, notifying y...Regardless of your political leanings, notifying your nearest Tea Party candidate would help. This is the type of taxpayer fraud that they salivate over and, honestly, both parties should oppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70175643624104331812012-03-16T21:40:14.204-04:002012-03-16T21:40:14.204-04:00Well, when I was a grad student, I went up aganist...Well, when I was a grad student, I went up aganist my former advisor and there was open warfare against me. Partially because I knew that the faculty member was guilty of numberous harassment allegations and outright fraud and partially becuase I knew that this dude was secretly loathed in the department, I knew that I had right on my side. I was willing to step out into public and point the Chemistry Rocks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11364491232274156966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29952660280167921582012-03-16T15:56:55.113-04:002012-03-16T15:56:55.113-04:00If you don't have tenure or some similar prote...If you don't have tenure or some similar protection (So-called "whistleblower protections are meaningless.), either have a new job or career in hand, or start looking or preparing for one.<br /><br />I speak from experience: I've "blown the whistle" at one college and refused to participate in unethical conduct demanded by a high-level administrator at another. I will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3767799673256974852012-03-16T15:49:27.536-04:002012-03-16T15:49:27.536-04:00Yes, I tried to stop an unethical system whereby g...Yes, I tried to stop an unethical system whereby graduating students award a very large scholarship to underclassmen of their choice. There is no voting, no application, no essay required, no panel who decides who gets the scholarship. It's just a handful of students who get to choose whoever they like to receive a whole semester's tuition with a cash value of approximately $12,000 and Programming Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838328277067778125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49283622020188658742012-03-16T14:49:00.744-04:002012-03-16T14:49:00.744-04:00If there's no confidential reporting/investiga...If there's no confidential reporting/investigating system on or off campus that you trust, then I'd be tempted to start sending anonymous but as well-documented as possible snail-mail letters to elected representatives for the region which sponsors the university (assuming it's a public one), accrediting bodies, local education reporters, etc. <br /><br />Either that, or find anotherContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68775965336852524472012-03-16T11:06:55.974-04:002012-03-16T11:06:55.974-04:00Just curious: does Canada offer whistleblower prot...Just curious: does Canada offer whistleblower protection?Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73013428246617108472012-03-16T10:47:34.113-04:002012-03-16T10:47:34.113-04:00I go up for tenure next year. I'll let you kno...I go up for tenure next year. I'll let you know next spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42871598079256044702012-03-16T09:39:33.495-04:002012-03-16T09:39:33.495-04:00A friend of mine went all the way to the EEOC. Bu...A friend of mine went all the way to the EEOC. But she has tenure.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89626052117922783142012-03-16T09:08:17.591-04:002012-03-16T09:08:17.591-04:00I recently did this - I went through "the pro...I recently did this - I went through "the process" to try and rectify a situation, didn't get anywhere, and so I then called the education reporter of the local major newspaper; we'll see if anything happens. I said I wanted to remain anonymous, but if that doesn't work out I've got tenure and I can document that I went through the proper channels first. I made sure toProf Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81911366643543639022012-03-16T01:16:15.165-04:002012-03-16T01:16:15.165-04:00Document everything! Look at what you have as if y...Document everything! Look at what you have as if you don't believe anything shady is going on, and if a literal reading of the documents doesn't force a conclusion of bad dealings, then get more documentation before you call anyone.Irritated Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415532947857584043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85451845456365259132012-03-16T00:55:24.292-04:002012-03-16T00:55:24.292-04:00It was one of the few good things that came out of...It was one of the few good things that came out of several ethics scandals we endured awhile back. I don't want to give more details for fear of outing myself, but let's just say the taxpayers were not happy and jail time was involved.EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67625504931363831162012-03-16T00:46:58.080-04:002012-03-16T00:46:58.080-04:00I want one too! Right now I am considering jumping...I want one too! Right now I am considering jumping ship if I can afford to or if the contracts dry up contacting the governing board that certifies them, that is the only number I can find. I just don't WANT to, I have worked here for years and up until this year it was a great place to work...Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653265363298375065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35063538939631457582012-03-16T00:40:43.879-04:002012-03-16T00:40:43.879-04:00Wait, you have an actual hotline for this? I'v...Wait, you have an actual hotline for this? I've never worked anywhere that had this. I want this!The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54648776111419218812012-03-16T00:33:01.922-04:002012-03-16T00:33:01.922-04:00Does your uni have an ethics reporting system of a...Does your uni have an ethics reporting system of any kind? Ours has a hotline, and every single complaint is investigated with an outcome available in a monthly report. The callers are never asked to leave a name (though they can volunteer it), and it's run by an outside EAP, so the complaints aren't even heard initially by employees of the system. They go to a compliance officer.<br /><EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.com