Scandal at Linfield

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III     >> Greetings. It's Tuesday Morning. Fifty years ago today, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools. >> Today's Word Count: 1,096 (4 minutes) >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share us with a friend today, won't you?   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  Scandal at Linfield   by Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed "Linfield University’s president and Board of Trustees chair are facing formal faculty votes of no confidence today after damning straw polls last week. The Pacific Northwest chapter of the Anti-Defamation League has expressed disappointment in the two men, and even the Oregon Board of Rabbis wants President Miles K. Davis and David Baca, the board chair, to step down. How did things go so off the rails? They’ve been veering that way for a while, with Linfield facing allegations that it mishandled numerous sexual misconduct cases involving multiple trustees. But now Linfield is facing additional accusations of anti-Semitism -- all involving Davis and other trustees. The latter allegations came to light this month, when the board’s sole faculty representative, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, Ronni Lacroute Chair in Shakespeare Studies, shared on Twitter that he’d dealt with anti-Semitism and retaliation from board members, especially after pressing them to do more to prevent sexual misconduct." >> Situational Awareness: "Linfield has acknowledged that its board had a sexual misconduct problem -- in the form of one longtime trustee, David Jubb, who resigned over what he called health concerns in 2019, amid allegations that he preyed on students at social events. Last year, Jubb was indicted in Oregon on seven counts of third-degree sexual abuse and one count of first-degree sexual abuse. He has pleaded not guilty." >> Counterpoint: "In response to a recent letter of concern from the Anti-Defamation League, Davis wrote that “Linfield has extensive and robust programs to educate and train students, faculty and staff on matters of discrimination, sexual harassment and misconduct, and intolerance.” He said that, as a Black man, he understands how important this work is, and that the work is not done. And, “Most important," Davis wrote, "you should know that Professor Pollack-Pelzner has been engaged in a smear campaign toward me and the administration at Linfield University.” >> Quotable: "Every sexual misconduct allegation that has been investigated has been substantiated," Pollack-Pelzner wrote. "And yet Linfield claims that no policy violations have occurred.” >> Continue Reading   VOLLEYBALL 2. All-America Team     The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce its 18th annual NVA/AVCA Men's Division III All-America Teams. Leading the way in this year’s class is Carthage College, Messiah College, and Kean University, who each have a class-best three First Team or Second Team All-America nods. Four players are picking up their third All-American award: Springfield OH Brenden Brandow, Kean S Ian Capp, Southern Virginia OH Nahuel Recabarren, and Carthage OH Matt Slivinksi. First Team RS-Jarrett Anderson, Springfield OH-Quinn Baily, Arcadia OH-Brendan Brandow MB-Zach Bulthuis, Carthage MB-Kevin Duffy, Juniata OH-Andrew Kim, Vassar L-Pete Klembczyk, Wentworth S-Matt Knab, Messiah RS-George Kougan, Dominican S-Gene McNulty, Carthage OH-Mason Nissley, Messiah OH-Jared Ray, Kean OH-Nahuel Recabarren, Southern Virginia OH-Matt Slivinski, Carthage >> Complete Team A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY   The best and most reliable end-to-end live video streaming provider in college athletics is BlueFrame Technology. 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Here’s a list of institutions that have decided to require students to be vaccinated in order to enroll this fall: Bowdoin College, in Maine Claremont McKenna College, in California Emory University, in Georgia Fairleigh Dickinson University, in New Jersey Grinnell College, in Iowa Harvey Mudd College, California Ithaca College, in New York Johns Hopkins University, in Maryland Lasell University, in Massachusetts Manhattanville College, in New York New York University, in New York Pitzer College, in California Pomona College, in California Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in New York Roger Williams University, in Rhode Island Rutgers University, in New Jersey Saint Mary’s College, in Indiana Vassar College, in New York Wesleyan University, in Connecticut >> List of All Institutions   CHAMPIONS 4. Par for the Course Congratulations to these Conference golf champions AMCC (M): Penn State Behrend GNAC (M): Albertus Magnus Presidents (W): Westminster >> Salute to Medaille's Chris McCullagh who recorded a hole-in-one on the 190-yard fifth hole with a six-iron. Kudos to these Conference titleists. Collegiate Water Polo (W): Austin MAC Swimming: (M) Stevens; (W) Messiah NACC Volleyball (W - South): Dominican   LACROSSE 5. No Change at the Top IWLCA Women Franklin & Marshall (21), 4-0 Washington and Lee, 10-0 Tufts (2), 3-0 Salisbury (2), 11-0 Gettysburg, 4-0 Catholic, 6-0 Ithaca, 9-0 Colby, 2-1 York, Pa., 9-1 Denison, 7-1 11-15: St. John Fisher, Wesleyan, Messiah, TCNJ, Brockport 16-20: Geneseo, Cortland, Trinity, William Smith, Christopher Newport 21-25: Hamilton, St. Mary's, Mary Washington, Montclair State, Roanoke >> Hello: Roanoke >> Upward Mobility: Hamilton (+3), Messiah (+2), Brockport (+2) >> In Reverse: Geneseo (-4), Trinity (-3), Mary Washington (-3) >> Games to Watch: #4 Salisbury vs. #23 Mary Washington (Tues.); #13 Messiah vs. Stevenson (Wed.); John Carroll vs. Mount Union (Wed.); #22 St. Mary's vs. UMW (Thurs.); #12 Wesleyan vs. #18 Trinity (Fri.); #15 Brockport vs. #19 William Smith; #18 Trinity vs. #21 Hamilton (Sun.) >> Complete Poll   USILA Men RIT (18), 6-0 Salisbury (2), 9-1 Tufts (1), 3-0 York, 10-0 Lynchburg, 10-2 Cabrini, 7-1 Gettysburg, 2-0 Union, 3-0 Christopher Newport, 7-4 Williams, 2-0 11-15: St. John Fisher, Stevenson, Ursinus, St. Lawrence, Franklin & Marshall 16-20: Denison, Hampden-Sydney, Colorado College, Wesleyan, Ohio Wesleyan >> On The Way Up: Ursinus (+2) >> Opposite Direction: St. Lawrence (-4), Denison (-2), Wesleyan (-2) >> Hello: Ohio Wesleyan >> Games to Watch: #13 Ursinus vs. #15 F&M (Wed.); #4 York vs. #12 Stevenson (Fri.); #10 Williams vs. #19 Wesleyan (Sat.); #5 Lynchburg vs. #18 Colorado College (Sun.) >> Complete Poll   TRANSACTIONS 6. Comings and Goings   CONCORDIA CHICAGO - Lenno Lasn named head tennis coach LANCASTER BIBLE - Zach Freeman will step down as director of athletic communications at the end of the semester VIRGINIA WESLEYAN - Karissa Cumberbatch named head women's volleyball coach   1 THING 7. RIP Mr. PDF Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. After earning a doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University, Geschke began working at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, where he met John Warnock, the Mercury News reported. 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