UMich's president was just FIRED (board caught him having an affair with UMich employee)

[Anonymous]

This man has been lecherous for 30 years (stories will come out from previous academic positions).

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Anonymous wrote:The Boards of Regents hasn’t been happy with Schlissel for the past couple of years. He was to leave a year before his contract was up, but this nonsense sped things up. Honestly, he will not be mossed.

That explains it then. They were looking for an excuse to fire him. No wonder they did it in such a trashy way.

The Board wouldn't have cared one bit about an affair with an employee if they liked him...

I mean, one of the reasons the Board was displeased with him is that he'd covered up for and protected a predatory administrator. I'm not going to lose any sleep crying over this situation.

I doubt it. The Provost was black and if he fired him right away the repercussions would have been immediate.

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I think the reason for not firing the provost right away is that he also knew Schlissel was having an affair. Neither wanted to get exposed.

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Anonymous wrote:So my kid should apply to U.Mich or not?

I’d be interested to see how U Mich would’ve handled this is firing wouldn’t have saved them millions of dollars. Can this really be the first time he’s done this? Doubtful.

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal if it was consensual?

He might have been okay had he disclosed it to the board and HR. But likely he kept it covert bc of his marriage. Consensual had nothing to do with, it’s the fact that it is a boss subordinate relationship, he is in a position of power over her and has the opportunity and ability to give her preferential treatment (bonus, promotions, raises) and for this reason most organizations have policy around this type of relationship. When it was found out I’m sure the ethics committee had no choice but to term him.

+100. If it was consensual, he needed to report it to HR and the board. I was reading up on this and they had just fired someone else that was using his position to harass and coerce sex from subordinates. After that they updated the policy to make it clear that you should not coerce someone into a relationship and allowed if a consensual relationship developed it had to be disclosed to HR.

I have been at an organization where there was a consensual workplace romance and the person was in a project supervisory capacity while maybe not direct supervisor. As one of the co-workers of the subordinate person, it definitely felt like she got preferential treatment and it impacted team morale. We didn’t hide our feelings about it. While it was never addressed directly with the team, he moved out of that project supervisor role and we were no longer dealing with that obvious conflict of interest. It was better after that.

[Anonymous]

Weird takeout orders.

[Anonymous]

I would love to know who this woman is.
Is she 25?
Is she 40?
Honestly, I could see it going either way.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird takeout orders.

And what a cheap tipper!

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the deal if it was consensual?

He might have been okay had he disclosed it to the board and HR. But likely he kept it covert bc of his marriage. Consensual had nothing to do with, it’s the fact that it is a boss subordinate relationship, he is in a position of power over her and has the opportunity and ability to give her preferential treatment (bonus, promotions, raises) and for this reason most organizations have policy around this type of relationship. When it was found out I’m sure the ethics committee had no choice but to term him.

+100. If it was consensual, he needed to report it to HR and the board. I was reading up on this and they had just fired someone else that was using his position to harass and coerce sex from subordinates. After that they updated the policy to make it clear that you should not coerce someone into a relationship and allowed if a consensual relationship developed it had to be disclosed to HR.

I have been at an organization where there was a consensual workplace romance and the person was in a project supervisory capacity while maybe not direct supervisor. As one of the co-workers of the subordinate person, it definitely felt like she got preferential treatment and it impacted team morale. We didn’t hide our feelings about it. While it was never addressed directly with the team, he moved out of that project supervisor role and we were no longer dealing with that obvious conflict of interest. It was better after that.

He was married. So maybe that is why he did not report it to HR? Have both people been fired?

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Anonymous wrote:Feel so bad for his wife and four children. Imagine finding out your husband says stuff like this to someone else and everyone you know finding out too. She's a successful lawyer, hope she leaves him.

One of the more viral emails was inviting the mistress over to his house, telling her to retrieve a pizza order two blocks from the president's official on-campus mansion. So, I'm guessing he and the wife are actually separated? Another email said he was lonely. Again, seeming to suggest the wife was living elsewhere.

Insulting. Cottage Inn isn't even that good anymore.

Wrong direction. I heard he was partial to Pizza House.

If you're going to order from Pizza House, you should just get a chipati.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would love to know who this woman is.
Is she 25?
Is she 40?
Honestly, I could see it going either way.

Me too. Honestly reading the emails, she seemed older like at least in her forties.

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More to come for sure. This story is hardly over.

[Anonymous]

Boomers. Only boomers would use their work email for an affair with a coworker. I just can't!

[Anonymous]

So... he wasn't actually fired?

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Anonymous wrote:Feel so bad for his wife and four children. Imagine finding out your husband says stuff like this to someone else and everyone you know finding out too. She's a successful lawyer, hope she leaves him.

One of the more viral emails was inviting the mistress over to his house, telling her to retrieve a pizza order two blocks from the president's official on-campus mansion. So, I'm guessing he and the wife are actually separated? Another email said he was lonely. Again, seeming to suggest the wife was living elsewhere.

Insulting. Cottage Inn isn't even that good anymore.

Wrong direction. I heard he was partial to Pizza House.

If you're going to order from Pizza House, you should just get a chipati.

Yeah, the orders were from Pizza House. But no chipati, and no pizza. Just calzones and something called a Michigan Cherry Salad. Weird.