A predictably "classy" exit
• 1989: Mathur writes the Chancellor, claiming to have been "discriminated" (no evidence offered)
It's not that hard to figure out what makes Raghu Mathur tick. If someone is chosen over him or if he is demoted in any way, he invariably interprets the event as an unjustice done him. Here’s his letter to the local newspaper upon his failure to be reelected as board member of the SVUSD in 1992:
• 1994: Instructional Council: Mathur is censured for lyingPeople have voted and have spoken in the school board election of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. While I respect and accept their decision, I feel shocked and saddened by the result with respect to my re-election bid. I feel shocked and saddened because education is my career and my life and I am proud of my contributions in education and as a trustee. I have 25 years of experience in education, having taught at the secondary, college, and university levels. I know what the education system needs to do and have worked hard to deliver it.
• 1995: beloved executive assistant Leann Cribb makes formal complaint vs. Mathur and his false accusations
• 2006: Mathur caught trying to sneak in a raise for himself! Also: In flagrante delicto
If necessary, he makes things up:
Mathur has long had a reputation for being a liar (see "liar" links). Further, when events cast a harsh light upon him, he has often responded with outrageous charges of dastardly actions by his critics.
—But always without providing a shred of evidence. Disgraceful.
For instance, during the early days of his Presidency of Irvine Valley College, he received a strong vote of "no confidence” by the college’s full-time faculty. He responded to this by providing a colorful red herring: during the board meeting in which the vote was announced, he accused three or four of his faculty critics (including me, Senate President Kate Clark, and counselor Bob Deegan) of sending him threatening hate mail. He provided no evidence whatsoever.
It was classic Mathur.
I have never sent such mail to anyone in my life. Neither have Kate or Bob, I am sure.
Later, during a deposition, my lawyer asked Mathur about the claims he had made of having received threatening and hateful communications. His answers were odd and contradictory and confused. His reasons for supposing that I—or Kate Clark, and Bob Deegan, et al.—had sent him these communications were laughable. (Judge for yourself; see below.)
When my lawyer asked him if he had kept any of the alleged dastardly voicemails, emails, or letters—there were perhaps a dozen—he admitted that he had nothing.
Nothing.
For transcripts of that deposition, go here:
Comments:
Patrick said... ~ Mathur was removed from the SVUSD board during a coup by religious right candidates who later tried to stop the teaching of evolution and sex education. Another moderate board member was also removed. The anonymous threatening letters were real, and submitted to the college president at the time, and the county sheriff. He was not the only faculty member to receive such a letter at this time. FYI. ~ 6:38 PM, February 27, 2010
Anonymous said... ~ so, Patrick - Mathur wasn't enough to the right - is that what you're saying? He is, uh a MODERATE? ~ 6:44 PM
Anonymous said... ~ A moderate paranoid narcissist maybe. ~ 6:56 PM
B. von Traven said... ~ Patrick, the "religious right" characters you are referring to included Frank Ury, who helped create Education Alliance (a year or so later). He's still around and active. Mathur attends Education Alliance functions, as we've reported here on DtB. Evidently, he doesn't have a problem with their agenda. FURTHER, you are ignoring Mathur's sworn statements during the deposition (that I link to). He claimed to have been sent voicemails and emails of a threatening nature. He acknowledged during the depo that he had kept none of them. AND you're ignoring my central point: Mathur has a history of accusing critics of outrageous wrongdoing (hate mail, blackmail, kangaroo courts, racism, etc.) without providing a shred of evidence. What was his evidence that the Clella Wood hire involved racial discrimination? What was his evidence that I (or Kate or Bob) had sent him hate mail? What is the evidence that he was "blackmailed"? Concerning the latter, there was an internal investigation into the charges that found them unsubstantiated. Wagner cannot mention it because of the recent "resignation" agreement with Mathur, which requires that they not trash each other in public. (Do you read the paper?) But I can mention it. ~ 7:04 PM
Anonymous said... ~ We know "asshole" is not an argument but is there any better description of Mathur? Anyone doubt he's the anonymous source of the Register's recent "story"? Sounds like Mathur's the blackmailer here. What a reprobate. ~ 7:24 PM
B. von Traven said... ~ 7:24, I sympathize. You [might] want to read my little essay In Defense of Name-Calling ~ 7:48 p.m.
Anonymous said... ~ Could it be the *one and only* Patrick? After all these years?!? ¶ By the way, has anyone noticed that they're no longer replacing light bulbs in the ceiling panels in IVC's A-200 hallways in the office area? It's becoming quite cave-like. Not that I'm complaining. ~ 7:48 PM
B. von Traven said... ~ It can't be "the" Patrick. The latter fellow would never do anything as subtle as making a factual point and then adding "FYI." Patrick would call somebody "ginga" (whatever that is) or worse. He writes as though he is breathing heavily into a phone.
Anonymous said... ~ More a-200 anomolies: The two classrooms in A-200 that have been "closed" all semester (pending remodeling) have remained untouched since August. ~ 8:15 PM
Anonymous said... ~ then there's the whole duplicating center snafu... ~ 8:52 PM
Anonymous said... ~ The reconfiguration of the A-200 building has created a sense of increased disconnection. I don't like it though the new offices are awfully nice. ~ 9:54 PM
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Mathur was removed from the SVUSD board during a coup by religious right candidates who later tried to stop the teaching of evolution and sex education. Another moderate board member was also removed.
The anonymous threatening letters were real, and submitted to the college president at the time, and the county sheriff. He was not the only faculty member to receive such a letter at this time.
FYI.
so, Patrick - Mathur wasn't enough to the right - is that what you're saying? He is, uh a MODERATE?
A moderate paranoid narcissist maybe.
Patrick, the "religious right" characters you are referring to included Frank Ury, who helped create Education Alliance (a year or so later). He's still around and active. Mathur attends Education Alliance functions, as we've reported here on DtB. Evidently, he doesn't have a problem with their agenda. FURTHER, you are ignoring Mathur's sworn statements during the deposition (that I link to). He claimed to have been sent voicemails and emails of a threatening nature. He acknowledged during the depo that he had kept none of them. AND you're ignoring my central point: Mathur has a history of accusing critics of outrageous wrongdoing (hate mail, blackmail, kangaroo courts, racism, etc.) without providing a shred of evidence. What was his evidence that the Clella Wood hire involved racial discrimination? What was his evidence that I (or Kate or Bob) had sent him hate mail? What is the evidence that he was "blackmailed"? Concerning the latter, there was an internal investigation into the charges that found them unsubstantiated. Wagner cannot mention it because of the recent "resignation" agreement with Mathur, which requires that they not trash each other in public. (Do you read the paper?) But I can mention it.
We know "asshole" is not an argument but is there any better description of Mathur? Anyone doubt he's the anonymous source of the Register's recent "story"? Sounds like Mathur's the blackmailer here. What a reprobate.
7:24, I sympathize. You want want to read my little essay In defense of name-calling.
Could it be the *one and only* Patrick? After all these years?!?
By the way, has anyone noticed that they're no longer replacing light bulbs in the ceiling panels in IVC's A-200 hallways in the office area? It's becoming quite cave-like. Not that I'm complaining.
It can't be "the" Patrick. The latter fellow would never do anything as subtle as making a factual point and then adding "FYI." Patrick would call somebody "ginga" (whatever that is) or worse. He writes as though he is breathing heavily into a phone.
More a-200 anomolies: The two classrooms in A-200 that have been "closed" all semester (pending remodeling) - have remained untouched since August.
then there's the whole duplicating center snafu...
The reconfiguration of the A-200 building has created a sense of increased disconnection. I don't like it though the new offices are awfully nice.
"he writes as though he is breathing heavily into a phone." Fantastic.
It's like every other light panel in the hallways is out - perhaps an energy saving measure?
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