TSU calls special meeting to discuss Slade
KPRC-2 reported on Friday that Texas Southern University has set a special meeting for this afternoon to discuss the future of President Priscilla Slade, who compounded her spending scandal by disregarding a request from regents not to talk about the matter:
The board was scheduled to meet May 5. But members may believe that it is time for the university to move forward and make a decision about Slade's future on Monday, the station reported.Before a decision is made, the regents will review an audit conducted by the Bracewell & Giuliani law firm. It is investigating whether Slade used public money to lavishly landscape and furnish her Memorial-area home, as well as make other purchases not allowed on her contract.
Earlier this week, Slade began waging a public campaign to clear her name and reputation. She conducted radio and television interviews.
But it may have backfired because the regents had ordered her to remain silent during the investigation.
Matthew Tresaugue's reporting for the Chronicle over the weekend makes it sound as if the board is ready to make a decision:
"I'm still evaluating the situation, but I want to bring closure to it Monday," Diaz said. "The sooner we make a decision, the better off the university will be."
It's difficult to believe that Slade will retain her post much longer.
UPDATE: KHOU-11 just sent out an email blast that Slade has been terminated. The Chronicle, whose Matthew Tresaugue has owned this story, reports the following:
Priscilla Slade's seven-year run as president of the state's largest historically black university headed to an end tonight when Texas Southern University regents voted to fire her on the grounds that she misspent school money.
Slade's contract guarantees her the right to a public hearing before the firing becomes official and her attorney said she plans to request one. The hearing must be scheduled within a month.
If a PR firm advised Slade to go public, she should ask for a refund. Her termination became entirely predictable at that point.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 04/17/06 07:56 AM | Print |
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