OMG, thank you so much for trying and for the update. I am quite shocked by this situation, I would think that someone would know something and that they would not plan to leave us hanging until mid-May..My only glimmer of hope is that perhaps someone is sending out letters to us while this admin person is away.
I agree with you, I will never treat anyone like this, in any type of work that I do, or in any personal situation either, I am sure all who are waiting feel the frustrauion as this impacts other areas of life for us all I am sure as well such as employment, family, relationships, recreational interests, housing, etc...
Please let me know when you hear back from the prof you are emaling