Category Archives: tenure

Ted Genoways

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Al

Now that the alleged workplace bullying of suicide victim Kevin Morrissey has gone national, I thought I’d provide links here to all of the posts regarding Ted Genoways, John Casteen IV, VQR (Virginia Quarterly Review), and UVA (University of Virginia) … Continue reading →

Posted in academic integrity, contest, coverup, crime, ethics, family, fiction, foetry, legal, media, memoir, money, poetry, president, teaching, tenure, threats, victim | 2 Comments

When Workplace Bullies Go Too Far

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Al

When my wife was a professor at UNCW, she was victimized by workplace bullying, and despite multiple complaints, it continued until she quit. (and beyond, but that’s another story)  One of the bullies had already forced three other creative writing … Continue reading →

Posted in coverup, ethics, my mfa beat up your mfa, sexual harassment, teaching, tenure, threats, uncw, victim | 15 Comments

Ted Genoways is right

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Al

Update: See also a summary of posts about Ted Genoways, VQR, John Casteen IV, and UVA. Virginia Quarterly Review’s well-paid editor calls me bored and frankly, I am.  After his latest rehash of his one trick, I posted a comment … Continue reading →

Posted in academic integrity, ethics, foetry, media, memoir, poetry, president, tenure | 2 Comments

Public Safety Officer #2

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Al

The media (aside from Willamette Week) seems to be slow to pick up on this important story so I’m going to do my part.  Portland Community College has hired Portland’s former police chief as #2 in charge of College security.  … Continue reading →

Posted in ethics, police, teaching, tenure | 2 Comments

SHAME on Portland Community College

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Al

It’s bad enough that my employer, PCC, sent out warning notices to more than 100 (untenured) faculty members informing them that while they’re not getting the pink slip just yet, it could happen if the budget outlook is gloomy enough; … Continue reading →

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Academic Freedom Followup

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Al

As sometimes happens on the web, the fellow I quoted found my post and commented. Aaron Barlow has a gmail account, so I sent him a chat invitation, and minutes later we were “talking” about academic freedom. I had to … Continue reading →

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Academic Freedom

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Al

It’s often assumed that attacks on academic freedom come from the outside, but when Professor Aaron Barlow appeared at my institution last year, he brought to mind the internal threat — “faculty versus administration.” In recent years, academic freedom has … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit Filed Against UNCW

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Al

“While the university has not yet been served with the lawsuit, we are prepared fully to defend ourselves,” the statement reads. Update: the lawsuit has been filed. Professor Mike S. Adams, a columnist for Townhall.com who has tangled with creative … Continue reading →

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