Re: paleonet Re: Josh ...: A suggestion to introduce fairness(possibly beyond this case)

["Dr. Peter Paul Smolka" <smolka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006, Leigh Van Valen wrote:

> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:38:50 -0500
> From: Leigh Van Valen <leigh@uchicago.edu>
> Reply-To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> To: PaleoNet@nhm.ac.uk
> Cc: Paleoanthro@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: paleonet Re: Josh Smith forced resignation from Washington University
> 
> I think the exchange below deserves wider attention than just by vert people. 
> There is a problem professor in my own department.  How are other countries 
> doing?

Good, not-so-good and bad things happen in any country around the world.

What counts here (possible other list-members, particularly in the US)
know how to achieve it:

If the things mentioned are true: That the student who had to leave
university for unfair reasons is treated fair and gets a compensation:
(what I would call, translated from German: Repair of the Damage).

Not some fantastically high sum of money but a good scholarship,
possibly free courses, possibly good supervision (BSc, MSc, PhD)
a half position afterwards (the other half depending on efforts)
depending on qualification.

That is: Science as normal. But the "fight" to get a scholarship etc.
waived as part of the compensation.

Again: If, what stated, is true. I only read it and did not check it.
(= I only read it, I have no opinion on either side, neither the student
nor the mentioned professor; it is a suggestion "how to introduce
fairness after bad things happened" - thus possibly relevant
beyond this case).

Fair compensation of people, thinking about reasonable compensation
in case bad things happened, is something that might be of general
interest (= not activating lawyers but seeking constructive
solutions).
Fair compensation is much better than any lifelong resent.

Best regards

Peter

>
> Good goddess.  This guy persuaded (at SVP) nubile females to come work under

( ... )
>
> Russ, just how many careers have you ruined with your 'few indiscretions' 
> that didn't 'get caught'?
>
> Leigh
>
>
>

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