> From: "William Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:55:05 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 15 > > The correspondence below is a thread of TIPs that recently >happened. I took part in it as you can read. Based on this actual >exchange, and nothing else, I have been suspended from my job >(with pay --hooray). My college has decided that I am a possible >threat to everyone and I must undergo some evaluation (as yet to >be determined - maybe psychiatric, maybe going through all my >email, -- who knows). It seems that someone sent a copy of my >posting to the president of the college saying that I was making >terrorist threats. I don't know if this was an idiot reading of my >post or a friend sending the letter as a prank. Regardless, I have >been relieved of my position as a tenured professor of psychology >at the College of Wooster untill this is settled. > > This is real. I am not kidding about this. This is a ridiculuous situation and I hope it is resolved in your favor. In the meantime, I would suggest that you examine what local resources you might have in dealing with the situation. Clearly, getting legal advice is one route but perhaps you should should contact your local American Association of University Professor (AAUP) representative (I believe that Jim Perley who used to be in Wooster's biology department was AAUP's national president at one time; there may well be other AAUP folks on campus). If you can't find a local representative, then I suggest you contact the national office of the AAUP:
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/contactus.htm It might be best to make a phone call to AAUP and ask for their advice. Some of the info on the following webpage may be useful: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/AF/Resources.htm I'm sure people on TiPS will try to be as helpful as possible. -Mike Palij New York University [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
