Re: [tips] What Does Tenure Protect?

2009-08-21 Thread Christopher Green
It seems to me that the matter is actually fairly clear (though it is superficially juicy enough that the media is pumping it for all it's worth). As much as I may personally despise Yoo's legal opinions, if the US government is unwilling to prosecute Yoo with a criminal offense, then one can

RE: [tips] What Does Tenure Protect?

2009-08-21 Thread Rick Froman
House is strictly prohibited. -Original Message- From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:53 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] What Does Tenure Protect? It seems to me that the matter is actually fairly clear

Re: [tips] What Does Tenure Protect?

2009-08-21 Thread Paul Brandon
It seems to me that the question really is what Berkeley's faculty contract specifies. If a clean criminal record is stated as a condition of employment, then UCB (the State of California) would have clear grounds for firing him. Otherwise, if he is meeting the terms of his contract