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This author strings everyone along in this post to no resolution just like they did in their job. Completely unnecessary exposition for the anticlimatic result

This author strings everyone along in this post to no resolution just like they did in their job. Completely unnecessary exposition for the anticlimatic result, the author got invited to the lion’s den and failed to please the lions. Put that in the topic sentence! So frustrating to read This almost reads like a court ordered introspection or mandated by the Office of Civil Rights to former Deans. The author has no confidence in anything she ever did or any assurance she ever gave. The only point of this exercise is that she is now aware of the spineless empty words she gives so I congratulate FACE for creating the venue and luring her to it so that everyone can see how the emperor has no clothes. But despite acknowledging it, the long winded play by play, with exposition to give background that surprises no-one, really makes me doubt if the author learned anything.

benjohnson 5y ago
I was left unsatisfied, but also grateful that the author is capable of being vulnerable by being forthright in their introspection. May I have that courage if needed.
AlexCoventry 5y ago
I didn't go into it expecting her to have any answers. If there were easy answers, they would already have been implemented. I thought it was a good read, and admired her bravery, honesty, and self examination.
- dehrmann 5y ago
  > self examination The bit about the people at the hearing all being friends was interesting. Obviously, employees in the same department might be friends outside of work. On the other hand, it doesn't look good for legitimacy.
  - HarryHirsch 5y ago
    For PhD exams you get an external examiner, and for serious legal trouble you hire an outside law firm. They aren't even trying, are they?
dehrmann 5y ago
> So frustrating to read Mostly because she just needed to get on with it. Her paragraphs were fine, but they just kept coming. The story is essentially college dean meets families of men accused of sexual assault, both sides gain some perspective. It's a good story to hear, but it could have been 1/5th as long without losing the point.
rdtwo 5y ago
You have too keep in mind that the author is taking a huge personal risk writing this. She could very easily be burned at the social media stake for wrong think so she really has to be careful in what she says

benjohnson 5y ago

I was left unsatisfied, but also grateful that the author is capable of being vulnerable by being forthright in their introspection. May I have that courage if needed.

AlexCoventry 5y ago

I didn't go into it expecting her to have any answers. If there were easy answers, they would already have been implemented. I thought it was a good read, and admired her bravery, honesty, and self examination.

dehrmann 5y ago
> self examination The bit about the people at the hearing all being friends was interesting. Obviously, employees in the same department might be friends outside of work. On the other hand, it doesn't look good for legitimacy.
- HarryHirsch 5y ago
  For PhD exams you get an external examiner, and for serious legal trouble you hire an outside law firm. They aren't even trying, are they?

dehrmann 5y ago

> So frustrating to read Mostly because she just needed to get on with it. Her paragraphs were fine, but they just kept coming. The story is essentially college dean meets families of men accused of sexual assault, both sides gain some perspective. It's a good story to hear, but it could have been 1/5th as long without losing the point.

rdtwo 5y ago

You have too keep in mind that the author is taking a huge personal risk writing this. She could very easily be burned at the social media stake for wrong think so she really has to be careful in what she says