http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/taxonomy/term/930 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/ElizabethsBlog/A-Valentine-for-Gene-Nichol <p>So maybe this isn&#39;t your typical Valentine&#39;s Day post. This is in reaction to the letter Gene Nichol addressed to the College of William and Mary community yesterday announcing his resignation as President of the college. It was a love letter, of the sort that comes at the end of a sudden and painful breakup. (<a href="http://sexagenarian07.wordpress.com">Mimi</a>  alerted me to it, and I found it <a href="http://dogstreetjournal.com/story/4078"> published by the campus paper, DogStreetJournal.com</a>, but it&#39;s widely Google-able. <a href="http://dogstreetjournal.com/story/4080">Here</a> is the transcript and audio of a passionate statement he gave to supporters. Video is available <a href="http://www.wavy.com/global/story.asp?s=7864107">here</a>.)<a href="http://dogstreetjournal.com/story/4080"><img src="http://sms2.dogstreetjournal.com/photos/4080/nichol1.jpg" alt="Gene Nichol at a rally after his resignation" align="right" height="200" width="300" /></a></p><p>Nichol resigned after being informed that his contract would not be renewed. The nonrenewal seems to be largely because of controversy regarding four important decisions he made. </p><p><a href="http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/ElizabethsBlog/A-Valentine-for-Gene-Nichol">read more</a></p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/ElizabethsBlog/A-Valentine-for-Gene-Nichol#comments censorship College of William and Mary Gene Nichol intellectual freedom Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:40:30 -0800 Elizabeth 566 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org