by Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, Thursday, September 6, 2007.

The faculty of Antioch College has this week voted no confidence in Toni Murdock, chancellor of the university, following her dismissal of the college’s president and reorganization of the college’s fund raising operations — changes that the faculty said should have involved consultation with the faculty and did not.

“The chancellor’s precipitous actions have damaged the college to such an extent that her continuation works against the survival of the institution,” said a statement from a faculty spokeswoman. “College faculty and staff are highly committed to providing a stable and supportive academic environment to students as they seek to complete degrees at an institution that faces an uncertain future…. These precipitous actions on the part of Chancellor Murdock further weaken the college and severely disrupt the educational mission of this institution.” A spokeswoman for the university said via e-mail late Wednesday that she was only just learning of the vote and could not comment. Generally, Murdock has defended her actions as necessary to deal with financial crises.

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