By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 It was “a mistake” for the chairman of the University of Toledo board of trustees to say that employees spreading inaccurate rumors about the administration will be fired immediately, UT President Dr. Vik Kapoor said last night. But while he said he has no “personal knowledge” of […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Stung by a spate of rumors swirling around the University of Toledo’s administration, the chairman of UT’s board of trustees said yesterday he will hunt down and fire any employees he thinks are spreading inaccurate information about the university. “They will be investigated,” Chairman Ronald Langenderfer said. […]
By Vanessa Gezari and Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writers Page 13 The University of Toledo wants to get rid of its presidential mansion in Ottawa Hills and let President Vik Kapoor continue living in his house in Wood County. Under the plan, discussed yesterday at a UT board of trustees committee meeting, the university would […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 A University of Toledo trustee – one of only two who opposed Dr. Vik Kapoor’s selection as president – has resigned, citing a “loss of confidence in the leadership” of the board of trustees and the university. “I find it increasingly difficult to be an effective and […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The University of Toledo college of law wants to shrink by about 20 per cent to eliminate weaker students and result in smaller classes, according to a strategic plan announced yesterday. The detailed plan, according to Provost Henry Moon, will “help our university regain its prominence among […]
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By Joshua Benton and Vanessa Gezari Blade Staff Writers Page 6 City and University of Toledo officials presented their abstract vision for Toledo’s future yesterday, a dreamy image of efficient robots and healthy children, a bustling economy and an artistic renaissance. But leaders acknowledged that they have no plans to make their vision a reality. […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A3 (Focus edition) If you want to understand Toledo’s downtown renaissance, just stand at the corner of Adams and Superior streets. Picture an intersection of only five years ago, with a symbol of urban decay on each corner: a Macy’s department store that had been empty for more […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 The University of Toledo’s administration is hurting its academic programs by not hiring more tenure-track professors, according to a resolution passed by the faculty senate yesterday. Earlier this year, UT President Vik Kapoor had asked the senate’s executive committee to list its three biggest concerns about his […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 Continuing a decade-long trend, enrollment at the University of Toledo is down 5.7 per cent from last year, a decline that could cost the university millions of dollars. But university officials say they are optimistic that growth in the freshman class this year soon will reverse the […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page A1 BANDON, IRELAND — When Fernand Auberjonois does his daily shopping around the narrow little streets of this Irish town, he gets a polite nod and a “yes, sir” from the girls who work in the shops. It’s to be expected: He’s 89, and at that advanced age, […]