[Usittne] When one door closes......

[Cosmo Catalano]

Mike-
What a shame MIT is loosing such a talented person!  Their loss,
definitely.  I'll keep my ear to the ground, and pass on stuff that looks
like it might be interesting.

See you next week!

All the best,

Cosmo

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Michael Katz <mkatz at mit.edu> wrote:

> Good Morning Friends,
> I look forward to seeing many of you at USITT next week. I wanted to get
> this out to all of you so we can concentrate on good and not negative.
> After 13 years at MIT (35 years working as a TD), The theater faculty here
> decided not to continue my contract. I am somewhat upset for myself but
> much more for the students and the program that I have worked so hard for.
> It was about politics in Academia, Who would ever guess that. :-)  And no
> it had nothing to do with money, it was about power and power inequity in
> academia. As new Faculty were hired they chaffed more and more at having
> me (and my experience) in a position of responsibility.  There are may
> stories that could be told but you all probably have heard or experienced
> them yourselves so I refuse to dwell on them.
> I am not sure what I will do next but I am not worried, My gorgeous and
> brilliant wife is a Director of Medical Writing at a major Biotech firm
> and she has and will continue to support me in the manner to which I have
> become accustomed. So I have time to find a good  meaningful job and not
> just the first one that comes along. I am incredibly lucky to have that
> support.
>
> If any one has a inkling about a PM or TD job, or perhaps adjunct teaching
> on tech or management let me know, I will be at MIT through this semester.
>
> I look forward to raising a glass (or 2) with you all soon
>
> Bruised but kicking
> Mike
>
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Cosmo Catalano
Production Manager
Williams College Dept of Theatre
Center for Theatre and Dance
413-597-2590
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