BGSU president trumpets achievements; University grows on many fronts

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 BOWLING GREEN — After almost five years at Bowling Green State University, President Sidney Ribeau says he is close to his ultimate goal: making BGSU the premier learning community in the state of Ohio. “We’ve accomplished a phenomenal amount of work,” he said yesterday, in his fifth […]

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Freedom of speech questions engulf the UT community; Faculty senate blasts remarks

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The University of Toledo’s faculty senate voted unanimously yesterday to condemn the comments that have caused a firestorm on campus – UT Board Chairman Ronald Langenderfer’s statement last week that he wanted to fire employees spreading false rumors about the university. But, unlike the faculty union, the […]

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UT union calls for removal of trustee chairman

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 The union that represents almost 500 faculty members at the University of Toledo called yesterday for the resignation of the chairman of the school’s board of trustees. “Ronald Langenderfer has demonstrated that he lacks the temperament and the understanding of higher education to serve on the Board […]

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Kapoor: Trustee’s remarks ‘a mistake’; UT chairman pens letter on firing threat

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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UT board chairman vows to find and fire liars; Faculty decry remarks as assault on freedom

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. […]

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UT plans to unload executive mansion; Ottawa Hills home is ‘not satisfactory’

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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University plans to raise prestige of its law school

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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‘Vision’ creators doubt goals will be realized anytime soon

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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