As a resident of Lane County, I am writing this with a heavy heart and growing outrage. What is happening at Lane Community College is deeply troubling and reflects shamefully on the faculty union and the members of the LCC Board of Education who have allowed this hostile climate to take root and persist.
I’ve read the articles, watched the board meetings and talked with neighbors, alumni and parents, and people are appalled by the way President Stephanie Bulger is being treated. What’s unfolding at LCC is not “accountability.” It’s a campaign of public humiliation and harassment against a woman who has, in fact, delivered real, measurable progress for the college.
The behavior of the Lane Community College Education Association, the faculty union, at board meetings has been disgraceful. These are supposed to be educators — people entrusted with modeling respect, civility and professionalism for our students. Yet the conduct on display has been uncivil, aggressive and shockingly disrespectful. It’s hard to believe that this is coming from individuals who expect to be treated as intellectual and moral leaders on campus…