Leaving Hopkins

From the letter linked in the article:

> In sum, your own oral and written statements to the OIE investigator, the Dean’s Office, and others clearly establish the following:

> On May 8th, 2019, carrying bolt cutters and leading a group of non-affiliates to campus, you forcibly entered Garland Hall in the middle of the night. By your own admissions, your actions were premeditated and you expected that your actions could result in a violent confrontation with students and others in or around Garland Hall. In fact, you believed the group of non-affiliates you brought with you could become violent. As a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, you created a dangerous situation that could have ended in serious harm to our students, yourself, and others in the community.

> Prior to May 8th, 2019, JHU administrators had clearly and repeatedly instructed you that Garland Hall was closed and that you were not permitted to enter, despite your requests for permission to access the computer servers in the building. You acted in deliberate defiance of the administration’s directives. You have flagrantly and unapologetically violated JHU directives and your actions have endangered the University community. Further, you stated you feel no remorse or regret for your actions.

I don't understand how these events are acceptable. Neither Daniel Povey nor JHU seem to dispute any of the critical facts. How is recruiting some muscle to go bust some heads, in any universe, an acceptable course of action? For any employer?

Academia is a lost cause in its current high cost form.

They have a financial incentive to provide a playground for feelings to entice as many students as possible. Those students borrow money to attend that they can never be forgiven on.

University administrators pocket most of the money while educators get pushed downward as the primary motivator for attending a school becomes the culture for students to be “comfortable”.

The pendulum will swing back. I don’t know in what form yet.

Reading the other news coverage and not just Povey’s screed, it sounds more like white fragility than genuine injustice.

Wow, this is a great read. Thanks Dan.

lol this is one of the most embarrassing attempts at an "I'm not fired, I quit!" letter ever. Not exactly sure what happened here, but the paragraphs of ranting about the left and the incoherent tirade about Jews in Germany that borders on "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" type stuff makes it clear he was in the wrong.

I think these sort of social issues are probably the dumbest thing to feel strongly about or take a stand on as a white person. I also think working in academia is particularly dumb as well. So due to this persons self destructive actions I think he may have improved his own life, this post may be some more self harm in action though.

Exactly why you should avoid working for cowardly, craven bosses if you can help it. Leadership takes moral courage to do the right thing. Leadership means looking out for those working for you and who have placed their trust in you. When you discover that that is not the case, it's time to move on.