ATLANTA
Clark Atlanta University faculty and staff got two strong messages Monday in their battles with President Walter Broadnax, who they want fired.
First, the Georgia Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit by a group of CAU Engineering Department faculty members and students who sued Broadnax and the school to keep CAU from disbanding the 13-year-old program as a way to save money.
Then a few moments after he got that news, Broadnax said he isn’t going to step down.
“Not going anywhere,” Broadnax said. “That’s not the plan.”
The embattled Broadnax has been heavily criticized by some faculty and students who believe his leadership at the historically Black university has been lacking, particularly in a time when CAU has been struggling financially.
When Broadnax became president in 2002, the school’s expenses exceeded revenues by $7.5 million. Broadnax said cash flow problems — which also meant it was a struggle then just to make payroll — actually mean that figure was more like $25 million.
