Many responsible for university woes

By John Gormley. The ending was tumultuous and predictable for University of Saskatchewan president Ilene Busch-Vishniac, fired less than two years into a five-year appointment.  And it should cause a rethinking of the old proverb that success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan. This failure is owned by more than one person.  At first blush, Busch-Vishniac's end came after her academic vice-president wrongfully fired a dissident dean who had publicly opposed the university's TransformUS program. More...