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https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/education/campus/2021/10/31/university-of-florida-spokeswoman-three-professors-could-testify-if-unpaid/6223947001/ https:

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/education/campus/2021/10/31/university-of-florida-spokeswoman-three-professors-could-testify-if-unpaid/6223947001/ https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/education/campus/2021... "Hessy Fernandez, UF director of issues management and crisis communications, told the Gainesville Sun in a text message Sunday the university views the professors' request to do outside work for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit as harmful to the university's interests. "However, to be clear," she stated, "if the professors wish to do so pro bono on their own time without using university resources, they would be free to do so."

dahart 5y ago
I’m happy to be wrong about this, thank you for the link. It’s new information from the top linked article that pro bono would be allowed. I would speculate there’s maybe a big enough caveat in there that the university knows makes a pro-bono arrangement unworkable while appearing to be flexible. “On their own time without using university resources” could mean it’s not actually possible, and doing it pro bono obviously doesn’t change how the university feels about the case and it’s potential harm to their interests. But if the university really means it and would allow the testimony without repercussions, then the situation isn’t as bad as it seemed.
- davorak 5y ago
  At least one of the professors has indicated they requested and denied from doing the testimony pro bono by by Gray Wimsett, Assistant Vice President of Conflicts of Interest. https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1454526638578880516 https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1454526638578880516
ModernMech 5y ago
The thing missing here is that they also wouldn’t be allowed to use their credentials as faculty members of the University, which makes their testimony less desirable.
- davorak 5y ago
  > they also wouldn’t be allowed to use their credentials as faculty members of the University Everything I have read from the University and the Professors indicates they are being flat out denied under the implicit risk of loosing their job. There is no circumstance where they can testify and not risk loosing their job from what I can tell.

dahart 5y ago

I’m happy to be wrong about this, thank you for the link. It’s new information from the top linked article that pro bono would be allowed. I would speculate there’s maybe a big enough caveat in there that the university knows makes a pro-bono arrangement unworkable while appearing to be flexible. “On their own time without using university resources” could mean it’s not actually possible, and doing it pro bono obviously doesn’t change how the university feels about the case and it’s potential harm to their interests. But if the university really means it and would allow the testimony without repercussions, then the situation isn’t as bad as it seemed.

davorak 5y ago
At least one of the professors has indicated they requested and denied from doing the testimony pro bono by by Gray Wimsett, Assistant Vice President of Conflicts of Interest. https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1454526638578880516 https://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1454526638578880516

ModernMech 5y ago

The thing missing here is that they also wouldn’t be allowed to use their credentials as faculty members of the University, which makes their testimony less desirable.

davorak 5y ago
> they also wouldn’t be allowed to use their credentials as faculty members of the University Everything I have read from the University and the Professors indicates they are being flat out denied under the implicit risk of loosing their job. There is no circumstance where they can testify and not risk loosing their job from what I can tell.