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

[Marla Perlstein]

Hi Mike,
SORRY TO HEAR THE BAD NEWS!!!!!  I won¹t be at USITT this year, so I won¹t
be able to share a drink there, but I¹ll do one at home and pretend.
Hopefully, I will see you around New England and perhaps in your chosen job
before too long.  I¹ll keep my ears open and let you know if I hear
anything.
Marla

On 3/21/12 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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