Faculty censures Oral Roberts head
Embattled Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, facing accusations that he misspent university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has received a vote of no confidence by the tenured faculty.
The resolution was approved by faculty Monday, the Associated Press reported. The faculty plans to distribute the nonbinding document to the school’s Board of Regents and the faculty assembly at an upcoming meeting.
Donald Vance, a professor of biblical languages and literature who voted with the majority, said the vote by a quorum of faculty was “nearly unanimous.”
Vance said, “We see the Board of Regents as allies wanting to do the right thing, but we’re not sure they know everything and we’re not sure they knew how the faculty felt.”
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