[Reading-hall-of-fame] actions at IRA

[Ken Goodman]

Unfortunately there are two things among many we don't know. 1. What 
precipitated this showdown? 2, Does Alan want to fight it? .Perhaps 
David is in the best position to find out the latter. If Alan wants t o 
fight it then the first may be a moot point.
The legal silence implies some dreadful reason which we all find hard to 
believe.
Who will be in Phoenix?
Ken Goodman

jim hoffman wrote:
> Is it too far fetched to suggest that we make an immediate offer to 
> the Board (and the Executive Committee and to Alan) to mediate a 
> solution to the current issue that may lead to an alternate outcome 
> than the dismissal of Alan as executive director?  I am thinking a 
> couple of us with standing in IRA and a professional mediator. The 
> issue right now is that only the lawyers can talk to each other and we 
> need to get the people involved in the decision-making talking. It is 
> my understanding that the action of the Board was communicated to Alan 
> by a lawyer and that there has been no personal contact. Whatever the 
> issues, I have to believe there is a better solution than this and to 
> not attempt a resolution is to fail the organization and the people we 
> care about (both on the Board and Alan).
>
> jim
>
>
>
> At 8:32 PM -0800 2/10/09, Shirley Brice Heath wrote:
>> Thank you, Jim, for this sad information.  It may be that only by 
>> attending the meetings will we be able to learn what is happening. 
>> This is incomprehensible to all of us who are seeing those near 
>> retirement urged to retire early, but to be dismissed seems 
>> unimaginable, given his years of service.  This is not a time when we 
>> need more evidence to make all of us more and more cynical about 
>> professional organizations and academic life.
>>
>>
>>
>> At 05:14 AM 2/10/2009, jim hoffman wrote:
>>> I write to you as colleagues and friends of IRA. I write in a state 
>>> of sadness, anger and confusion. It has been reported to me, through 
>>> several "unofficial" sources that Alan Farstrup has been fired as 
>>> Executive Director of IRA. I have no details and attempts to get 
>>> confirmation of this action have been met with silence. I cannot 
>>> think of anyone who has given more to IRA than Alan and the thought 
>>> of his dismissal in anticipation of his retirement is 
>>> incomprehensible. . . . wrong, unfair, and on and on.  I cannot 
>>> imagine the range of emotions Alan and his family are going through 
>>> right now.  I am hoping that we, as members of the Hall of Fame, can 
>>> start an open conversation about what is going on and the ways in 
>>> which we can support Alan and IRA through difficult times. We are 
>>> headed into a conference in just two weeks, with members of the 
>>> organization not informed of this action. My inclination, honestly, 
>>> is to protest this action by not attending the conference -- but I'm 
>>> not sure what such an action taken by me or by  many would 
>>> accomplish.  Can anyone shed light on the events that have unfolded 
>>> and continue to unfold? What can we do individually or collectively 
>>> to address the situation?
>>>
>>> jim
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>> Shirley Brice Heath
>> Professor at Large
>> Watson Institute for International Studies
>> 111 Thayer Street, P. O. Box 1970
>> Providence, Rhode Island 02912
>>
>> phone:  617 642-0061
>> http://www.shirleybriceheath.net
>
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