Letter to Ministry of Education

1/28/2004 11:17 AM
Subject: Regarding your handling of the case at National Cheng Kung
UniversityTo: moe
CC: ChinaTimes

Ministry of Education
Department of Higher Education

28 Janauary 2004

Dear Sirs,

Please inform me as soon as possible (before the end of this week) what
you plan to do regarding the case at National Cheng Kung University,
concerning dismissal and punishment of officials involved.
I also remind you that you should be concerned about protecting the
rights and dignity of professors at your public universities, so that they
can commit themselves to the best education your students deserve.

Sincerely,

Professor Richard de Canio
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan

Student Misconduct

1/28/2004 11:41 AM
Subject: Please call the student accused of misconduct into your
officeTo: Huei-chen Ko
CC: moe


Professor Ko Huei-chen
Dean of Student Affairs
Office of Student Affairs
National Cheng Kung University

Dear Dean Ko,

I have asked you repeatedly (more than two years) to call a student, Chen
An-chuen, into your office for disciplinary action and you have refused to
do so. No dean should be allowed to interfere with the request of faculty,
especially since you know perfectly well that the offenses of which I'm
accusing Ms. Chen are well documented.
As recently as this morning I phoned your office and a secretary said,
"As you know, we called Lily Chen in but she refused to come."
This is the MOST ABSURD excuse I've ever heard from an office at a
university: a student refused to come! How can a student decide policy at
a university? Why don't we make Ms. Chen Dean of Student Affairs instead?
Please understand, one more time, I am committed to obtaining full
justice in this case and you should be committed to doing your duties under
Taiwan law and the laws and regulations of the Ministry of Education.

Sincerely,

Professor Richard de Canio
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan