Colleges Fear Repercussions of Not Granting Tenure to Jerk
Posted on Wednesday, February 3rd 2010
Tags: behavior, bill, civility, collegiality, criteria, faculty, politics, reader, tenure, william
Tags: behavior, bill, civility, collegiality, criteria, faculty, politics, reader, tenure, william
Universities have begun sending lobbyists from both academic and financial affairs to Ohio University in hopes of influencing a particularly contentious impending tenure decision. Heated debate surrounds the alleged uncivil behavior of tenure candidate, Bill Reader. “Every campus gives tenure and promotions to cantankerous egomaniacs,” said one lobbyist from an academic affairs advocacy group. “It’s [...]


