EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - More than 100 University of Oregon professors have signed a letter urging the university to reinstate archivist James Fox, who is on paid administrative leave.
The Oregonian reports (https://is.gd/K7VEQt ) Fox was suspended after a records release the university’s interim president has called unlawful.
The letter sent earlier this month to Interim President Scott Coltrane and other top administrators says managers have failed to manage records properly and to give librarians enough resources to handle them. It says Fox had helped to fix a longstanding records situation and should not be fired.
Fox was suspended in January along with another archivist. The situation caused political turmoil at the university.
Fox has declined to comment on the letter or his situation.
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Information from: The Oregonian, https://www.oregonlive.com
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