She needs to enroll in Ethics 101
Thank you for your excellent article on the financial abuse of power by our leading educators [“Provost’s Nike ties draw fire at UW,” NWTuesday, Jan. 5]. You are right on target.
Speaking as a University of Washington alumna, I am discouraged by educators who constantly shout loudly for more state public education funding while, at the same time, are receiving outrageous state salaries and benefits.
Also, UW Provost Phyllis Wise should take a refresher course in Ethics 101 if she cannot see that a conflict of interest exists when she receives a huge salary from a company that has a $35 million contract with the UW.
Irresponsible acts such as these undermine community support for the UW. We have the right to expect better, less expensive leadership at the University of Washington.
— Merle Hanley, Seattle