Editing Brock Blomberg (section)

== President of Ursinus College ==
Blomberg served as president of [[Ursinus College]] from 2015 to 2021. Under his stewardship, the college raised more than $107 million in gifts from a single comprehensive campaign and completed a $29 million Innovation and Discovery Center with two award-winning venues. He also lead the institution through its first campus master plan in nearly a generation and launched the college's Institute for Inclusion and Equity to coordinate programming and dialogue around diversity and social justice. A number of controversies arose during Blomberg's tenure as president of Ursinus. In April, 2016, Terry Winegar, who had served as interim president prior to Blomberg's appointment, was fired from his position as dean of the college. Winegar then sued Blomberg and Ursinus, claiming age discrimination.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://whyy.org/articles/ursinus-dean-62-claims-college-fired-him-because-of-age/|title=Ursinus dean, 62, claims college fired him because of age|author=Bobby Allyn|date=2016-12-14|newspaper=[[WHYY-FM]]|accessdate=2018-06-08}}</ref> Winegar alleged a pattern of firing employees nearing retirement age. In September, 2016, offensive tweets by board chairman Michael Marcon were circulated on campus, but Blomberg claimed the board supported Marcon's leadership.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20160906_Ursinus_College_controversy_erupts_over_board_chairman_s_tweets.html|title=Ursinus College controversy erupts over board chairman's tweets|author=Susan Snyder|date=2016-09-06|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|accessdate=2018-06-08}}</ref> Marcon subsequently resigned from his position.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20160909_Ursinus_board_chair_steps_down_over_controversial_tweets.html|title=Ursinus board chair resigns over controversial tweets|author=Susan Snyder|date=2016-09-09|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|accessdate=2018-06-08}}</ref> In 2017, Blomberg approached journalist [[Juan Williams]] about being Ursinus's commencement speaker. When faculty members learned about this, many opposed the selection, citing accusations of plagiarism and sexual harassment against Williams. Blomberg denied that a formal invitation was made, and Williams was removed from consideration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/02/14/juan-williams-out-commencement-speaker-ursinus|title=Disinvitation Season Begins|author=Colleen Flaherty|date=2017-02-14|newspaper=[[Inside Higher Ed]]|accessdate=2018-09-22}}</ref>