I also experienced that twice during my student years. That the professor not makes a decision with his fellow profs and school organizers looks quite poor. In

I also experienced that twice during my student years. That the professor not makes a decision with his fellow profs and school organizers looks quite poor. In any conflict you must choose one side, at least I believe so, and then support that. If you fight with the students, that's okay. If you fight with your fellow professors that's also okay. But just making trouble to both groups and then running away... That can't be reasonable or achieve anything. From the experience with the two professors I knew trying something like that, I think that guy will be surprised that students and the other profs will bond together simply to avoid more trouble and continue with the university life.