Rethink EUR

#3: David R. Novak - Democratic Organizing at EUR 

 Dear David 

A brave decision indeed - one I could not take.  After reading this, am convinced that this petition is vital if we are to have more openings in what is otherwise becoming a most authoritarian working environment.  We do indeed in HE generally, and in EUR and ISS its small side-kick with a huge international network, need to learn that even financial efficiency does not gel with a quasi-military type of discipline in HR.  What I would see as damaging strictness, simply makes it harder for dedicated staff to enjoy their work, and is demotivating for those most sincere.  Bringing all levels of staff into the same narrative, and connecting more deeply with students along the way, is how we will find creative solutions to the challenges posed to EUR not only by HE and financial stringencies, but by life itself. Financially, intellectually and - as the petition indicates - politically, we all have different strokes, and need to acknowledge that we nonetheless are all sailing in one boat.  Accountability needs to apply to top management as much as to the cleaning staff, students and academics.