>
>On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Richard Pisacreta, Ph.D. wrote:
> > There is a common misperception by the public (and some academics) about
> > what tenure means. Tenure means that you no longer have to go through the
> > annual scrutiny that new faculty are submitted to during their
> > probationary periods. It does not mean that you can't be fired. I have
> > seen several tenured profs fired in the last 20 years for things like
> > seriously sexually harassing students, dealing drugs to students, having
> > drug problems that they refuse to deal with, etc.
>
From Jim:
>let go (fired) for failing to adequately perform his academic
>duties (i.e., teaching, research, service). It was a laborious
>process, as you can imagine, that involved documenting
>short-comings, providing opportunities to correct performance,
>and leaving a solid paper-trail of these efforts. The final
>stage was a court-like hearing that lasted (I believe) for
>several days.
>
>Best wishes
>Jim
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