The bullying of academics follows a pattern of horrendous, Orwellian elimination rituals, often hidden from the public. Despite the anti-bullying policies (often token), bullying is rife across campuses, and the victims (targets) often pay a heavy price. "Nothing strengthens authority as much as silence." Leonardo da Vinci - "All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men [or good women] do nothing." -- Edmund Burke
April 29, 2008
We welcome HEA - we can only hope that they have learnt something
We welcome the visit to this blog by the Higher Education Academy on April 29, 2008 at 5:23pm. We can only hope that the HEA had a good look around and discovered the horror stories about institutionalised bullying in some HEIs. If they did, then they'll know that their suspension of a distinguished Professor follows a sad and normal trend. We recommend that those in power within the HEA read some interesting literature about mobbing in academia. In the meanwhile, this blog will continue to expose HEIs that ignore their own policies about dignity at work.
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Fabulous! They actually came directly from Google after searching explicitly for "http://bulliedacademics.blogspot.com/" - what a literalist mindset to Google the URL rather than typing it in the address bar. It suggests somebody annoyed (to take the trouble), not very technical who has knowledge of the exact URL from a visual source.
If you are reading, HEA, then you know that your actions are here, online and for all to see, and you have no control. Play nicely.
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