LINCOLN — Some University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty are looking to make history again next month by seeking “no-confidence” votes, this time targeting three top administrators they describe as “architects” of recent budget cuts at UNL.
In a draft motion and resolutions shared Tuesday with the Nebraska Examiner, faculty are proceeding with plans to effectively impeach Mark Button, UNL’s executive vice chancellor; Tiffany Heng-Moss, newly named vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and Jennifer Nelson, interim vice chancellor for research and innovation.
“The architects of the program eliminations must be held accountable so the UNL community can move forward,” said Susan VanderPlas, a statistics professor and member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
In November, as then-UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett pursued $27.5 million in budget cuts, the UNL Faculty Senate passed UNL’s first-ever no-confidence vote, 60-14. Bennett abruptly resigned in January, leaving with a $1.1 million buyout…