To the editor:

Apparently Kansas University Business School Dean Neeli Bendapudi is more than an adequate politician herself. As a politician would do, she danced around the issues raised by Students for a Sustainable Future but didn’t really address them. Namely, why is Art Hall paid so handsomely, and if, as claimed, he is a well connected and influential political crony of the Koch brothers, why does he have an academic appointment?

The most important question, however, is one that only students can answer: Is Art Hall up front and open about his ideology and political agenda? As a retired professor, I can tell you it is essential to always be open with students about your ideology and biases. To do otherwise is unethical and ultimately damages your own credibility and the credibility of your institution.

If Art Hall does not openly acknowledge his biases, political agenda, and those to whom he is beholden, then Art Hall and KU have a serious problem.