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Published on: 11/15/2001
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Jefferson's claims have put Bouie on the defensive even as he tries to stabilize a campus that faces accreditation troubles and declining enrollment.The personnel fight is playing out before a national audience, with an article on the issue to be published Friday by the Chronicle of Higher Education and already available on the publication's Web site.
In a written appeal to the Southern board, Jefferson said Bouie has been "hostile, discriminating, retaliatory and threatening" toward her.She said Bouie wants her removed from the university's top academic post because she has "documented unprofessional and unethical behavior" on the part of SUNO officials "who are his friends."
Jefferson said, for example, that Bouie hasn't addressed 18-month-old charges that administrators of a graduate computer information systems program manipulated grades and ignored directives from superiors.
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In late June, Bouie began an official effort to reassign Jefferson and three high-ranking College of Education staff members.
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Bouie said it is within his discretion to reshape his administration without having to assess performance, and he has drawn strong backing from the Faculty Senate.
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Bouie said Wednesday that "there are some strange processes that are developing and presenting themselves since I made these (staff) recommendations," and said he has never ignored complaints about fiscal management or the conduct of subordinates.
"In all instances where I have received information, I have handled that information in accordance with the bylaws and policies of the Southern University system," he said."That means that any reference to my not responding appropriately is totally untrue."
The SUNO personnel flap comes at a time when the university is facing scrutiny of its fiscal management by government auditors.The legislative auditor's office, in a preliminary review, has criticized SUNO for keeping on its books hundreds of students who didn't complete the registration process.Universities get state money based on the number of students enrolled.And the U.S. Department of Education has blasted SUNO for not closely monitoring students receiving financial aid to ensure they are making satisfactory academic progress.
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Bouie and the legislative auditor's office said nothing can be concluded about the state review because it isn't complete.As for the federal audit finding, which calls into question the use of hundreds of thousands of dollars, Bouie said the academic progress question was raised long before he became chancellor and that SUNO is negotiating with the federal agency to resolve the problem.Also, this year SUNO is making is more difficult for students to receive financial aid if they aren't making steady progress, he said.
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