by Reid Fitzsimons
José Felipe Alvergue, PhD (he/him) is a professor English and dept. chair at the Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. On April 1, 2025 he gained fleeting celebrity/notoriety when, walking on campus, he encountered a display table of the college Republican Club and overturned it. To the credit of the campus Provost, Dr. Alvergue was quickly placed on administrative leave pending further investigation: at this point it appears flipping over tables because they contain literature and ideas upsetting to a professor is not fully embraced by the university.
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Carole Ann Milljour
Very well written, Reid. Your point is well taken, oftentimes there seems to be too much BS and not enough honest accountability.
I attended a recent Conservative party meeting wherein we were endorsing individuals for the upcoming, local elections. This second time around, I had to sit through about an hour of this one individuals' patting herself on the back. She continually gets endorsed when I. in good conscious, knows she shouldn’t. No one runs against her so she doesn’t need our endorsement she already has it on the Republican side. (She chose to advance the DSS in my area and put our seniors in a less than desirable situation. Of course, there is more money in promoting DSS than giving consideration to our senior population!) You had to have been there to appreciate what I’m saying! ..and, that’s only part of it!
She knew how I felt, because at the time, I sent her a letter (no response back, of course). At a previous meeting wherein she was looking for our Conservative backing I told her how I felt and all she could say was that it was years ago. Well, in my book, a leopard does not change its spots and she certainly has not changed through her years in that political position from what I’ve seen and heard. So, the party continues to endorse her even though they don’t live in my area (our country being spread out into several major townships.) That is the second time she’s been endorsed by our committee after I explained, in detail, why we shouldn’t be endorsing her.
I will say, that three out of the 11 that voted did not endorse her this time around. So some do listen or perhaps better understood the situation. Sometimes I wonder why I bother being part of this group; however, for the most part, we do well in securing votes for the Conservative line. My point being, some people can BS their way in or out of anything and some people just buy it hook line and sinker. Don't ask me why. Everyone has a reason, but the next time around when she asks for our endorsement, I am going to ask the committee what their reason for endorsing her is!
I'm glad that PhD got put on administrative leave, that was an excellent call if in fact he did do what the news media indicated. I look forward to hearing what he has to say in response to your letter! So, Reid, congrats on taking the initiative which a lot of people are afraid to do. What is the saying? The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.