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...Boston University deans who called for the ouster of B.U. President John R. Silber tendered his resignation this week in protest over the trustees' decision to retain Silber...
Peter P. Gabriel, dean of the B.U. School of Management, said yesterday that he was resigning because of what he called Silber's "arbitrary decision-making" and the president's refusal to seek the views of other faculty and administration members in setting policy...
Gabriel said that although he respects Silber's "intellectual leadership," the controversial president does not have the "managerial capacity necessary for the administration of a university...
...letter, Riesman said that a private university with a small endowment cannot afford a conciliatory president who seeks to please faculty and students. A school needs a strong man like Silber who will keep it afloat, he said...
Riesman said he has known Silber for 15 years, but wrote the letter on his own initiative. Hans Estin, chairman of the B.U. trustee board, said yesterday that Riesman's letter supporting Silber was the only input from Harvard he could remember on the issue...