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Tiffany Brown
UNLV President David Ashley speaks to a committee of regents and other stakeholders last week at Lied Library during an evaluation of his performance. Ashley was praised as “thoughtful” and as a man of “high integrity,” but some on campus have found fault with his communication skills.
Published Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | 5:23 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | 5:57 p.m.
Chancellor Jim Rogers speaks at a rally in January 2009 on the UNLV campus to protest Gov. Jim Gibbons' proposed cuts to state funding for higher education.
Jim Rogers has been called a bully so often in his professional life, I half expect him to shake me down for milk money every time I see him. But today, he’s tied up with a bully of his own -- maybe -- in the person of Bonnie Ashley.
Remarkably, the bullying characteristics of the wife of Dr. David Ashley might hasten the removal of the demure doctor from his position as president of UNLV. Chancellor Rogers confirmed today reports that Mrs. Ashley has been accused of tramping outside her authority and pushing around staffers and faculty at UNLV.
“There have been allegations that Mrs. Ashley overstepped bounds and has been abusive to people,” Rogers, owner of Sunbelt Communications (and KVBC Channel 3 in Las Vegas), said today during a phone conversation. “She has no authority (at UNLV). Now, this is all hearsay at this point, but I talked to David and Bonnie about this, and told them these are substantive allegations.”
Rogers said he started hearing “small rumblings” about Bonnie Ashley six months ago. As for the specific allegations -- was she angrily sweeping loose papers off staffers’ desks and into trashcans? -- the chancellor said, “I’m not giving you that.”
Ashley’s contract is up for renewal next year, and his formal evaluation will be on the agenda for the August Board of Regents meeting. “You can’t have these kinds of issues just hanging out there,” said Rogers, who asserted that Ashley is “a great scholar … but this would be in the hands of the regents. It’s not my decision.” Not officially, no, but Rogers did use his influence -- many claim through pure bullyism -- to cut short the tenure of former president Dr. Carol Harter, who preceded Ashley as president of UNLV. The person conducting the evaluation of Ashley to be presented to the regents is Fresno State University President John Welty. He’s said to be a real bulldog.
The evidence Ashley's termination hasn't been made public. I'd like to hear the details. From what I've heard second-hand, there are some serious issues that need to be addressed. Not sure Ashley wants all his dirty laundry on display or that this will be good for the university either.
I oould like to know why our tax dollars are funding a UNLV campus in Singpore. This is totally rediculous.
This same situation happened in the Nevada Department of Corrections, when you complain on your boss be ready for the no promotion zone, retaliation and continued discrediting of your name. As long as people with power do what ever they feel is right until sued or opposed there will be retaliation in the work force as displayed in the NDOC.
Rogers a bully?
Say it ain't so..........
He is a cool sane person that never did any unusal activities in his whole life.
The whole story about him firing somebody because they did not clean up the closet is probably just maded up.
Rogers ever bully anybody on the Board Regents?????
Did Rogers bully out of the office the first UNLV president?????
It would be sooooo hypocritical for the Board of Regents to fire a president that was recommended by Rogers just because the president's wife is accused to be a bully.
For example, lets say that Rogers is a bully.
Would it be hypocritical for the regents to fire somebody because their wife is a bully?
The board of Regents has more integrity than that.
Right?
Mrs. Ashley has no position at UNLV. Her behavior is de-motivating. Can you imagine your boss's spouse coming to work and "firing" you, as she has done, or threatening to get restraining orders against you? Would that be ok where you work? These employees are highly educated and trained and a woman with 1 semester of junior college is trying to tell them what to so. I admire Rogers for this.
I am not a fan of Rogers, but he is making his last 30 days count. There would be no issue here if Ashley had done his job. He is a train wreck and his wife (who obviously wears the pants in the family) is a bigger train wreck. I question whether she even has a high school diploma after seeing her emails. I would never treat my husband's fellow employees like that. What kind of human being does that?
I would like to see an investigation done by the newspapers of his expense reports, ect. Lets see the transparency here. Lets see how much money this man has cost us.