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	HawaiiNews.com: UH president Dobelle fired
		University of Hawaii President Evan Dobelle was fired late yesterday by the UH Board of Regents in a unanimous decision that followed 12 hours of discussion as part of Dobelle's three-year evaluation.
		Dobelle was on the Mainland on vacation, touring colleges with his son Harry, when the regents' decision was announced.
		Although rumors of Dobelle's possible dismissal were reported by the Star-Bulletin on Sunday — anonymously quoting "several regents" — the move still took many by surprise.
	www.hawaiinews.com /archives/education/000290.shtml (458 words)

	RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN SPOKE AT THE HUALALAI RESORT JUNE 3, 2002
		Evan Dobelle will cap the 2002 Pacific Heritage Series at Hualalai.
		and Dobelle will discuss his visionary ideas for UH in his November 25 presentation.
		In his 30s, Dobelle was chief of protocol for President Jimmy
	www.richardchamberlaintribute.com /Latest.html (1142 words)

	can He Do it? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dobelle is forthright: He says he is ready today to pull together his own resources and to meet with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and others to address the tuition-waiver issue.
		Dobelle says he supports the principle of sunshine and points out that he helped to write sunshine laws in his career, and that he had worked for openness when he’d served earlier as mayor of Pittsfield, Mass., and as a Massachusetts environmental commissioner.
		Dobelle’s response to this crisis is from Alice in Wonderland.
	fluoride.oralhealth.org /papers/2001/honoluluweekly091901.htm (3364 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Editorial
		In Dobelle's two years, we see an institution where student tuition is being raised while administrative salaries are boosted by more than $4 million, where substance and services take a back seat to marketing and public relations, and where a globe-trotting president fails to bring home the money he promised.
		Dobelle is disrespectful of the regents, ignoring their counsel and failing to work cooperatively with the entire board, exceeding his delegated authority, displaying poor judgment, failing to follow through on commitments, and failing to be a proper steward of our university's limited financial and human resources.
		Dobelle's own initial salary of $442,000, approved by the regents, was nearly triple that of his predecessor, Kenneth Mortimer, and, with benefits, was ranked fourth highest in the nation in a survey of university presidents by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
	starbulletin.com /2003/07/06/editorial/special.html (3100 words)

	National CrossTalk -- Vol. 11 / No. 4 -- Fall 2003
		Evan Dobelle began his public life as the 27-year-old self-described "kid mayor" of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and later served as White House chief of protocol under President Jimmy Carter, so it's not surprising that he frames university presidencies in political terms.
		Dobelle, who is fond of saying that he throws his figurative hat over the wall just to motivate himself to climb over and get it, wasted no time raising those eyebrows further with his signature bold, idealistic statements and ambitious, imaginative goals.
		Dobelle dismisses the essay as a desperate attempt to derail change, and maintains that it is the sort of resistance he anticipated at this stage-a stage, he predicted, that eventually will be forgotten when his tenure is "romanticized" after he achieves his agenda.
	www.highereducation.org /crosstalk/ct0403/news0403-false_prophet.shtml (3722 words)

	Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter
		Dobelle gained the distinction of being not only the highest paid University president in Hawaii history, and the highest paid public employee in the state, but one of the highest paid college presidents in the nation.
		Dobelle was called before the Hawaii State Legislature in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and questioned as to why he did not raise $150 million as promised from private sources to expand the University’s medical school.
		Dobelle could still be forced to pay back this $72,000 if he cannot produce evidence the money was spent on University-related business, sources within the University say, although the foundation maintains Dobelle did provide sufficient documentation to include the $72,000 as business related expenses.
	www.hawaiireporter.com /story.aspx?9b95f59b-5521-4a44-b03e-7842285a7d4b (2752 words)

	Far Outliers
		In a discussion in executive session before the vote to fire Dobelle on June 15, regents expressed their reasons why the then-president should be terminated, including allegedly using UH Foundation money for personal benefit, and a lack of leadership, follow-up and credibility.
		Dobelle told the regents he was recruiting the sheriff to work on an educational program, but administrators of the program said they never heard of him.
		Dobelle was a politician with no professorial background and a record of administration only at three very small colleges--never at a Carnegie I research institution such as the UH.
	faroutliers.blogspot.com /2004/08/uh-regents-discuss-evan-s-dobelle.html (1735 words)

	The Chronicle: 7/23/2004: Wipeout in Hawaii
		Dobelle was named president, state support for the university system had fallen by $35-million, or 11 percent -- the largest percentage loss for any state-university system during that period.
		Dobelle now says that his plan was to first land federal money for the school, and use that as a start for a campaign to raise private donations.
		Dobelle "for cause," but they decline to disclose what the "cause" is. He threatens to sue, and the two sides and their lawyers begin mediation.
	chronicle.com /free/v50/i46/46a02301.htm (2843 words)

	Evan S. Dobelle - Former President
		In Dobelle, who previously had led two institutions of higher education, Trinity found an experienced leader and someone who offered a bold vision for combining two of the things that mean the most to him: the intrinsic value of education and the challenges of building community and living responsibly in a fast-changing world.
		Under Dobelle’s leadership, Trinity set the standard for excellence in liberal arts education while at the same time served as a national model for linking colleges and universities in innovative partnerships with corporate, cultural, and government institutions.
		Dobelle is known as a leading advocate for the liberal arts, a staunch supporter of research and technology, and a passionate advocate of public-private partnerships to spur economic development.
	www.trincoll.edu /pub/key_officers/dobelle.html (1330 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Dobelle, calling from Chicago where he is vacationing with his family, said last night that before he came to Hawaii, he had three highly successful university presidencies and enjoyed good relationships with the boards.
		Dobelle's contract is specific in defining "cause" as a conviction for a felony offense, mental instability or conduct that brings public disrespect, contempt or ridicule upon the university.
		Dobelle said he is proud of what he has accomplished and grateful for the "amazing" support he has received since he was fired.
	www.honolulustarbulletin.com /2004/06/17/news/story1.html (1105 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		After announcing the deal with Evan Dobelle, UH Regents Chairwoman Patricia Lee prepared to leave Bachman Hall as media copies of the settlement were made for distribution.
		Dobelle, 58, was hired in July 2001 to oversee the 10 UH campuses at a salary of $442,000 a year.
		Dobelle and the regents do not detail why he was fired in their public statement, but acknowledged that "there were indeed several misunderstandings as the result of misinformation, as well as less than optimal communication between the board and Dr. Dobelle."
	starbulletin.com /2004/07/30/news/story1.html (1059 words)

	UH releases part of Dobelle files - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		While auditors questioned some of Dobelle's charges in the final document released yesterday, the protocol fund — made available to Dobelle from non-taxpayer dollars through the private UH Foundation — is one of the accepted perks of a university president.
		Dobelle said in 2001 he would raise money from the private sector to repay the university for the costs of the renovation and work to establish an endowment to pay for future upkeep of the historical house, called College Hill.
		Dobelle saying he hadn't been notified, and regents said they had tried to reach him all afternoon and he wasn't returning their calls.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Aug/05/ln/ln03a.html (1783 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Linda Lingle and UH President Evan Dobelle appeared together in March to announce a new six-year contract for the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly.
		Lingle sought to separate herself from the regents' Tuesday night decision to dismiss Dobelle, saying that she had no hand in it and that the regents were not acting on her behalf.
		While Lingle said she did not know the circumstances that led up to Dobelle's firing, she noted that it was well known that the regents and Dobelle had clashed repeatedly since his hiring in 2001.
	www.honolulustarbulletin.com /2004/06/17/news/story3.html (1185 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Conn. / Hawaii regents approve settlement with former Trinity president (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dobelle agreed to resign as president of the 10-campus state university.
		Dobelle, speaking by phone from the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, declined to comment on the settlement beyond the joint statement.
		Dobelle was hired as president in 2001 at a salary of $442,000 with a seven-year contract.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2004/07/30/hawaii_regents_approve_settlement_with_former_trinity_president?mode=PF (537 words)

	Paradise Lost: Evan Dobelle late with $125,000 research project - iBerkshires.com - Home
		Former Pittsfield Mayor Evan Dobelle is way behind on a $125,000 research project for the University of Hawaii, and school regents want some answers.
		Dobelle also raised eyebrows with other spending, such as when four students from Colby College in Maine received free room and board at a UH dormitory during a 2002 winter break.
		Dobelle’s attorney said that the purpose was to explore "an exchange” between the two schools, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.
	www.iberkshires.com /story.php?story_id=17311 (493 words)

	University Business: Sense and sensibility: U of Hawaii president Evan Dobelle says he sees no difference in non-profit ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When Evan Dobelle replaced Kenneth Mortimer as University of Hawaii president in early July 2001, he arrived on the heels of a 13-day strike by Hawaiian public school educators and university professors.
		Since Dobelle assumed the presidency, morale at the university has significantly improved, say onlookers, validating the reputation he had earned as an agent of dynamic change when he was president at Trinity College in Connecticut.
		Dobelle, in fact, is no stranger to working with non-profit employees: He has served as chancellor and president of the City College of San Francisco; president of Middlesex Community College in Lowell, MA; mayor of Pittsfield MA; and U.S. chief of protocol at the White House.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0LSH/is_7_5/ai_95447757 (1554 words)

	UMass Magazine feature - Evan Dobelle Trinity College Hartford
		Dobelle's vision for the Frog Hollow and Barry Square sections of Hartford took shape even before he became president of Trinity two years ago, during an unofficial visit to the campus and its environs.
		In the early sixties, Dobelle's own idealism was fired by the example of Martin Luther King, Jr., and by his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
		It's no accident that in photographs of Dobelle with the Pope, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin, Kit is there too; Dobelle calls her his "best friend" and "center of gravity." The baby in his arms at graduation was son Harry, who, at eleven, probably finds reference to his infancy embarrassing.
	www.umass.edu /umassmag/archives/1998/winter_98/wint98_f_trinity.html (1701 words)

	Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter
		Despite Dobelle’s legal handlers and critics of Gov. Linda Lingle waging a campaign to convince the public that Lingle’s appointees on the Board of Regents (5 of 10) were retaliating against Dobelle because he’d endorsed her Democrat opponent in the 2002 gubernatorial election, the minutes prove just the opposite.
		She noted the "bottom line for her is Dobelle is a liar – a habitual liar and unfortunately a credible liar." She noted the Atwell Report used the word "duplicitous" in describing the way most stakeholders in the university viewed Dobelle.
		Dobelle sent his four-page resume and letters about himself being a "change agent" to at least 5 universities and lobbied, with the help of his wife Kit and his executive assistant Kristin Blanchfield, to get the position of president of these universities.
	www.hawaiireporter.com /story.aspx?8792f858-fac8-44c5-8c53-ff352e50ed42 (2105 words)

	The meanings of the Dobelle incident - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Dobelle, as if to flaunt his vindication and the respect he commands — if not in Hawai'i then nationally — could be spotted on network television that very night on stage with John Kerry and others after Kerry's acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
		She didn't appear to appreciate Dobelle's response that part of his job was to meet with whomever he thought appropriate.
		Dobelle was fighting the ingrown political system of Hawai'i that resists change and rewards political hacks, that retaliates against independence and that is content to let Hawai'i fail for the sake of petty politics.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Aug/08/op/op07a.html (2301 words)

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		HONOLULU -- Evan Dobelle returned home Tuesday, still insisting he has not been told why he was fired as president of the University of Hawaii one week ago.
		Dobelle was asked if he had ever used any UH Foundation money for personal items.
		Dobelle said he thought the board of regents picked the June 15 meeting to fire him even though he was out of town because of an upcoming meeting on the loss of accreditation.
	www.officer.com /news/IBS/kitv/news-2260657.html (379 words)

	MCC grapples with UH president's firing
		He expressed concern that the regents may have not fully considered the ramifications of their decision and questioned the wisdom in terminating Dobelle when the president was not present.
		Dobelle's office said Tuesday that he was on the Mainland, touring colleges with his son Harry, a student at Punahou School, and was scheduled to return Monday.
		English said Dobelle was particularly effective for Maui County, pointing out that his administration built and opened the Molokai Education Center as well as expanded higher education opportunities for individuals in Hana and Lanai.
	www.kalanienglish.com /news_mauinews_040617.html (798 words)

	Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education: NEBHE Welcomes President Evan Dobelle
		Evan set about assembling a group of community and city leaders who were similarly committed to improving the quality of life in the community.
		Evan knew there were risks associated with thinking differently about the inner city-with looking forward and investing in opportunity.
		One of Evan's challenges as president clearly will be to reemphasize and strengthen NEBHE's goal of keeping higher education within reach of ever-increasing numbers of New England students and their families.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3895/is_200501/ai_n9482831 (615 words)

	The Firing of Evan Dobelle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dobelle resigned in August after a mediated settlement that paid him about $1 million is severance and his attorney fees, continued payments on a life insurance policy and provided for the two-year faculty position as a researcher.
		Dobelle’s contract defines “cause” as either conviction for a felony offense; a determination by doctors that he is mentally unstable or otherwise unable to perform the duties of his office; or conduct that constitutes “moral turpitude*,” bringing public disrespect or ridicule upon the university.
		Pang cited Dobelle’s request that the evaluation process be conducted in executive session, closed to the public; potential threatened legal action based on “purported violations of constitutional protection of his reputation”; and the ongoing mediation to resole the dispute between Dobelle and the regents over his firing.
	www.the-catbird-seat.net /FiringDobelle.htm (6208 words)

	HawaiiThreads.com - Evan Dobelle: Fair "firing" ? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dobelle angering connected university administrators or politicians with his changes could be another way that politics manifests itself in this decision.
		The title "Dobelle used $45,000 for Image Rating Poll: One question asked if his support for Hirono was viewed negatively." My first impression was that the poll was strictly conducted to determine the public's perception of Dobelle.
		When the UH hired Dobelle, and allowed him to choose his staff, I was really happy that they were going to give this approach a try.
	www.hawaiithreads.com /printthread.php?t=1103&pp=40 (5189 words)

	Cronyism
		University of Hawai'i President Evan Dobelle has impressed everyone with his relentless energy and salesmanship during his first year in Hawai'i, but perceptions of favoritism and often extravagant spending are giving rise to persistent, if muted, criticism.
		One example is the appointment of a "senior advisor to the president for global affairs," the title Dobelle has bestowed on historian Michael Lestz.
		Dobelle was president of the small private college before assuming his present position a year ago.
	ilind.net /cronyism.htm (582 words)

	HawaiiThreads.com - Evan Dobelle: Fair "firing" ?
		As to the question of who on Earth would want to replace Dobelle under these circumstances, unfortunately, the answer is "a right-wing ideologue who cares nothing about such quaint twentieth-century notions as 'academic integrity'".
		Some of the media reported that Dobelle had been told about the meeting well in advance but that Dobelle specifically declined to attend and instead chose to go on vacation.
		Let's hope that Evan Dobelle will speak out and tell his side of the story, and you would think that people would be told that they're terminated in person!
	www.hawaiithreads.com /printthread.php?t=1103 (1466 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was easy to find UH students on the Manoa campus upset with the Board of Regents over Dobelle's firing.
		That type of answer was mirrored in the poll results in which nearly half of the public believes Dobelle came out ahead in his settlement with the regents.
		Dobelle's lawyer said the poll results vindicate Dobelle's reputation, but the regents' lawyer said the $1 million settlement with Dobelle was a fraction of the nearly $5 million it would have cost to pay off Dobelle's contract and keep him on with lifetime tenure.
	www.officer.com /news/IBS/kitv/news-2326572.html (389 words)

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