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Issue date: 11/5/07 Section: News
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EMU says Fallon not entitled to damages
Eastern Michigan University has asked the court to drop a lawsuit brought by former president John Fallon asking for his job back along with $225,000, Fallon's yearly salary, according to mlive.com.
Fallon was fired as president July 15 after reports revealed EMU had violated crime reporting laws following the murder of student Laura Dickinson.
Fallon filed a lawsuit last month under the Whistleblower Act, saying the university fired him in order to silence him.
Fallon said he was fired when it was discovered that he planned to speak out against EMU's Board of Regents violating the Open Meetings Act.
EMU officials on Thursday denied that the board violated the Open Meetings Act. They also denied Fallon's accusation that a conference call and e-mail vote was taken to fire him.
The Board of Regents said they proposed a 30-day suspension to Fallon for relying on the reports of others in the Dickinson case instead of better investigating the murder. When Fallon was concerned about his ability to govern after the suspension, talks of a financial settlement for Fallon's resignation began, according to EMU officials.
Number of minority students down at U-M
Fewer blacks and American Indian students are attending the University of Michigan's main campus after last year's ballot proposal banning affirmative action in Michigan, according to Mlive.com.
While total enrollment at the university is up 2.5 percent, to a record 41,000, the percentage of black students at the university fell 3.3 percent. The number of American Indian students at the university is also down 1.2 percent from last year's numbers.
Last December, the U-M had to change admissions policies offering preferential treatment based on race and gender after proposal two passed.
Lester Monts, U-M senior vice provost for Academic Affairs, cq said his college isn't the only one to see such a drop.
Eastern Michigan University has asked the court to drop a lawsuit brought by former president John Fallon asking for his job back along with $225,000, Fallon's yearly salary, according to mlive.com.
Fallon was fired as president July 15 after reports revealed EMU had violated crime reporting laws following the murder of student Laura Dickinson.
Fallon filed a lawsuit last month under the Whistleblower Act, saying the university fired him in order to silence him.
Fallon said he was fired when it was discovered that he planned to speak out against EMU's Board of Regents violating the Open Meetings Act.
EMU officials on Thursday denied that the board violated the Open Meetings Act. They also denied Fallon's accusation that a conference call and e-mail vote was taken to fire him.
The Board of Regents said they proposed a 30-day suspension to Fallon for relying on the reports of others in the Dickinson case instead of better investigating the murder. When Fallon was concerned about his ability to govern after the suspension, talks of a financial settlement for Fallon's resignation began, according to EMU officials.
Number of minority students down at U-M
Fewer blacks and American Indian students are attending the University of Michigan's main campus after last year's ballot proposal banning affirmative action in Michigan, according to Mlive.com.
While total enrollment at the university is up 2.5 percent, to a record 41,000, the percentage of black students at the university fell 3.3 percent. The number of American Indian students at the university is also down 1.2 percent from last year's numbers.
Last December, the U-M had to change admissions policies offering preferential treatment based on race and gender after proposal two passed.
Lester Monts, U-M senior vice provost for Academic Affairs, cq said his college isn't the only one to see such a drop.
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