Originally published 9.14.22

The Ferris Faculty Association unanimously voted on Wednesday, Sept. 7 to proceed with an official vote of no confidence in Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Bobby Fleischman.

This comes after three consecutive semesters of forced increases to online course sizes, which began just four days before the spring 2022 semester. While numerous grievances have been filed, both individually and collectively by the FFA and its members, these increases were kept up for the summer and fall 2022 semesters as well.

According to FFA President Dr. Charles Bacon, Fleischman has violated the terms of their collective bargaining agreement with these increases, and it’s time he is held accountable.

“Well, this [vote] is primarily directed at President Pink saying something he already knows, that the faculty do not have confidence in the provost because the actions of the provost had been working against the faculty governance that we have enjoyed for decades,” Bacon said. “[Fleischman] is operating as a bully and an autocrat. We’ve tried to work with him, but it’s his way or the highway.”