HOW’S THAT POLICE DEFUNDING GOING? Temple profs hit university president with no confidence vote over campus policing.

The Temple Association of University Professors (TAUP) overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday in favor of a vote of no confidence in Temple President Jason Wingard, Provost Gregory Mandel, and Board of Trustee Chair Mitchell Morgan as rising crime rates in Philadelphia continue to have negative impacts on the campus community.

Of the 917 TAUP members who participated, 84% supported holding the no-confidence vote, according to the student news outlet The Temple News. An overwhelming 97% of no-confidence voters support a vote against Wingard, while 87% and 79% seek to oust Morgan and Mandel respectively.

Local Philadelphia news reports emphasize the faculty’s concerns regarding declining enrollment and the handling of the graduate student workers strike, which ended after six weeks of tough negotiations as Campus Reform previously reported.

Campus Reform Higher Education fellow Ilya Buynevich, however, contends that the lack of leadership with respect to crime is the more important factor.

Safety.