Tenure

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:

Central Michigan University

• Christopher Ingersoll, physical education and sport
• Michael Sandstrom, psychology
• Minghui Chai, chemistry

Jewish Theological Seminary

• Beth Berkowitz, Talmud and rabbinics

Southern Methodist University

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:
Texas Woman's University
--Mary Anderson, chemistry/physics
--Carol Arnold, nursing
--Brenda Binder, nursing
--Linda Brock, family sciences
--Linda Caldwell, dance
--Ron Fritsch, teacher education
--DiAnna Hynds, biology
--Suh-Jen Lin, physical therapy
--Rhonda McClellan, teacher education
--Michael Raisinghani, international business
--Pushkala Raman, marketing
--Claudia Sanchez, teacher education

Habib Sadid has made himself an easy target. For many of his 22 years at Idaho State University, the professor of civil engineering has poked and prodded administrators. He’s run to the newspapers when he thought no one else would listen, espousing claims of rampant “corruption” within the university. In frenzied e-mails, he lambastes his dean as an ineffectual "liar." He’s even filed a lawsuit, alleging retaliation for his years in the loyal opposition.

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:

Valparaiso University

--Penelope Andrews, law
--Alan Bloom, history
--Gretchen Buggeln, humanities and American studies
--Elizabeth Gingerich, business
--Michael Glass, mathematics and computer science
--Gail Hartzell, law
--Musa Pinar, business
--Andrew Richter, physics and astronomy
--Jonathan Schoer, chemistry
--Lissa Yogan, sociology and criminology

Western Connecticut State University

In one-sided vote, board of Kentucky's community college system decides not to offer tenure to new faculty hires.

Kentucky's community-technical college system abused its power in eliminating tenure for new faculty members, state's attorney general says.

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:

Professor at Columbia College loses institution's support for her conference and could lose her tenure too.

East Georgia College has dropped an unspecified sexual harassment charge against an English professor who, ironically, had openly criticized the lack of protections for the falsely accused in its sexual harassment policy.

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:

Clarion University

--Valerie Bennett, biology
--Ellen Foster, English
--Young-Gyoung Kim, special education and rehabilitative sciences
--Melissa Kuntz, art
--J. Andrew Lingwall, communication
--Kathleen O'Donnell, modern languages
--Sandra Trejos, economics
--Angela West, nursing
--Shari Wynkoop, special education and rehabilitative sciences

Emory University