[2ndorderthought]

I think it fits. Look at the anonymous posts in here, the sheer volume of posts saying this person is failing their students, is a relic, a Luddite, etc.

He put his name and career on it. That takes courage in my opinion.

[Vaslo]

There were never going to be repercussions for this, so not very courageous.

[2ndorderthought]

Professors get fired too, and pressure can come down from chairs to change or be gone. Having been in academia, it can be more cut throat than FAANG