ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press Grace College in rural Indiana, like others that dot Michigan and neighboring states, exists in a subculture of the higher education landscape conservative colleges. The letter to Tessmer said that if she did not comply, “Baker College will consider its available recourse.”Īs of Thursday evening, Tessmer had not heard again from the law firm.Ĭontact Anna Clark: Follow her on Twitter: David Jesse: Follow him on Twitter: Subscribe to the Detroit Free Press to support in-depth local journalism like the Baker College report. They huff and they puff, and it works a lot of the time. “This is what they do,” said Tessmer, now self-employed. The letter from Baker’s lawyer also suggested that if Tessmer had spoken about the settlement, she would be in violation of it. The school disputed her claims in a countersuit, and the case ended in a settlement in 2014. Tessmer’s relationship with Baker ended in a lawsuit she filed for breach of contract and retaliation. Neither Baker nor its lawyer has responded to a request for comment on the legal threat. Officials have defended the 111-year-old college as an affordable open enrollment school whose practices are reviewed by regulators and accreditors.
In addition to the letter to Tessmer, Baker responded to the article by emailing students, writing a letter to the editor in the Free Press and placing a statement on its website that disparaged the story and touted the school’s achievements. More: Michigan's Baker College spends more on marketing than financial aid The story on Baker examined the college’s low graduation rates, its aggressive marketing and the oversight of a Board of Trustees that has included former presidents of the school. “I could be quiet, but is it really going to matter at this point?” she added. She said she didn’t see how it would be possible to make a retraction even if she wanted to, given that she expressed her opinion “based on what I did in service to the college” and her comments were only “a couple of sentences in a giant article.” Tessmer said in an interview this week she stands by her comments and will not meet the college’s demands. Baker did not specifically address those quotes or Tessmer’s time at the college.īaker’s letter to her after publication gave her seven days to respond. Before publication, the Free Press and ProPublica informed Baker that Tessmer would be quoted and shared her comments. Since publication, Baker has not contacted either news organization to contest the validity of her statements. Baker College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and holds. Arguing that Tessmer was in violation of a nondisparagement clause in a settlement she reached with Baker in an employment dispute, attorney Courtney Nichols also demanded that she “agree voluntarily to remit payment to Baker College for the damages it has suffered as a result of your violation(s), including attorney fees.” The letter did not include a dollar amount. While Michigan does not offer tuition-free college, many students benefit from. 19 letter to Tessmer - sent by the law firm Plunkett Cooney on behalf of Baker - demanded she retract her statements, which it described as “false and defamatory.” It did not specify what, if anything, was false. When asked further about his desire to remain a member of the Lions, Golladay noted that he wants to remain loyal to the team that brought him into the NFL.A Jan. "I want to be here, like the city, like what's going on," Golladay said Friday, via the Detroit Free Press. That said, the receiver is hoping to remain in Detroit, despite his future currently uncertain. With Golladay set to become an unrestricted free agent, the decision to shut him down for 2020 could effectively end his career with the Lions. That decision, however, carries a bit more weight than simply determining if a player should continue on and try to play at some point this season. He's already been ruled out for Sunday's Week 15 matchup with the Tennessee Titans and with the Lions at 5-8 with just three more games to play in the regular season, there does seem to be a logical case to simply shut Golladay down. The 27-year-old has played in just five games this season and has been sidelined since Week 8 due to a hip injury.
The 2020 season has been a lost campaign for Lions star receiver Kenny Golladay.
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