No Confidence Vote For Rider University President

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — The faculty at Rider University has passed a vote of no-confidence against University President Gregory Dell’Omo and his financial team, Planet Princeton reports. Program cuts, layoffs of tenured faculty, his refusal to negotiate with the union and his decision to close Westminster Choir College were all contributing factors in the vote. Dell’Omo is now asked to try to regain the faculty’s confidence.

It is the university’s first no-confidence vote, according to the report. The union has represented the university’s faculty since 1973.

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