By now, it hardly needs to be said that this weekend saw Dean Moody-Adams's resignation, nor does it need to be said that her reason was that "it was made very clear to [her] that the structural transformations intended to fundamentally alter decision-making for the College cannot be stopped," nor that she is of the very strong opinion that these changes would "ultimately compromise the College's academic quality and financial health."
This is not the first time that the Dean of the College has clashed with the University's administration—in 1997, President Rupp tried to force the resignation of then-Dean Quigley over differences of opinion over how much autonomy the Dean of the College should have, and whether or not College tuition should be used for the College or the general University. Then, the President bowed to tremendous pressure from College alumni. Now, Dean Moody-Adams is to be replaced as soon as possible with an interim dean who will be, presumably, more accepting of the aforementioned structural changes.
