Deans and Free Speech
By Dean Dad October 11, 2010 9:40 pm EDTIn a nutshell, this is why I write under a pseudonym. Apparently the University of Connecticut fired a dean who later claimed that his termination was due to his criticism of upper administration. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that even if the former dean’s account of the reasons for his termination were factually correct, the dean lacked first amendment protection and therefore lacked standing to challenge his termination. (To be fair, the Court did note that the dean couldn’t actually be jailed for his words, so at least there’s that.)
Hmm.
I file this one under “I know it sucks, but imagine the alternative.” Frustratingly, most of the