Grant Smith, who wrote the brilliant essay challenging University of St. Thomas president Dennis Dease to embrace the values it taught in its now defunct Master of International Management program, dropped me a note stating that he received a reply from the school:

I am beginning to agree with your blog posting: University of St. Thomas needs a new president

Dease returned my diploma (intact with the “return to sender” stamp) and a letter with his official statement, but no comment on whether the whistle blowing hero of this saga will be reinstated.

I am really, truly beginning to believe this guy “just doesn’t get it”, which unfortunately, is a sign of the times.

Outrageous.

Click here to view a copy of Dease’s letter and click here to view Grant’s response.

Grant’s right. UST “continues to lack the leadership values America so desperately needs.” The school desperately needs new leadership. Seeing that the school’s board of trustees includes a candidate for U.S. Senate, can we expect to see any leadership on the issue from Mike Ciresi?

Ciresi’s campaign slogan is: “Many promise change. Mike delivers.”

Mike, when will you deliver?