Grand Valley State University faculty, staff and students are raising concerns about major spending decisions and what they describe as a lack of input from the campus community. More than 200 people signed a letter directed at university leadership, citing worries about shifting priorities and rising costs.
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GVSU faculty, students raise concerns over university direction
Geology Professor Figen Mekik, who signed the letter, said the divide between leadership and the campus community is at the heart of the issue.
“The crux of the issue is that our senior leadership team has a very different vision for the institution than its faculty and students do. It’s not necessarily a bad vision, but it’s a very different one,” Mekik said…