The Fascinating Case of Marty Eisen

[email protected] Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:50:33 EDT
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In a message dated 04/17/2002 9:31:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


> But in this day and age to be accountable is to risk much. It
> is better to go with the flow, do the same as your colleagues,
> not rock the boat, not upstage them, and not fight the system.
> Accordingly, there is no accountability.  Moreover, all up and
> down the larger educational system, both in America and in
> many other countries now too, there is no accountability anywhere.

On a related note, see CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MAR 29, 2000, P. A10
for the fascinating story of Marty Eisen, a mathematics professor here at
Temple who was fired from his tenured position by President David Adamany.

"...Three faculty committees, all of which agreed he was at fault... produced
1,200 pages of testimony from witnesses" determining Marty Eisen had been
"negligent and incompetent in the classroom."  Mr. Eisen has filed suit in
federal district court against Temple University for "violating his rights to
free speech and due process".

TOO TOUGH FOR TEMPLE
A mathematics professor says he was fired because he upheld academic
standards; the college says he graded too hard.

http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i29/29a01001.htm
(note: the link above requires a Chronicle subscription).

My best,

Dr. David Feeney
[email protected]
Director of Digital Education, http://foxonline.temple.edu
FOX School of Business & Management, http://sbm.temple.edu
Temple University, http://www.temple.edu
300 Speakman Hall
215-204-2727 office
215-204-5698 fax

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 04/17/2002 9:31:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">But in this day and age to be accountable is to risk much. It<BR>
is better to go with the flow, do the same as your colleagues,<BR>
not rock the boat, not upstage them, and not fight the system.<BR>
Accordingly, there is no accountability.&nbsp; Moreover, all up and<BR>
down the larger educational system, both in America and in<BR>
many other countries now too, there is no accountability anywhere.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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On a related note, see CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MAR 29, 2000, P. A10 for the fascinating story of Marty Eisen, a mathematics professor here at Temple who was fired from his tenured position by President David Adamany. <BR>
<BR>
"...Three faculty committees, all of which agreed he was at fault... produced 1,200 pages of testimony from witnesses" determining Marty Eisen had been "negligent and incompetent in the classroom."&nbsp; Mr. Eisen has filed suit in federal district court against Temple University for "violating his rights to free speech and due process".<BR>
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<B>TOO TOUGH FOR TEMPLE </B><BR>
A mathematics professor says he was fired because he upheld academic standards; the college says he graded too hard.<BR>
<BR>
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i29/29a01001.htm<BR>
(note: the link above requires a Chronicle subscription).<BR>
    <BR>
My best,<BR>
<BR>
Dr. David Feeney<BR>
[email protected]<BR>
Director of Digital Education, http://foxonline.temple.edu<BR>
FOX School of Business &amp; Management, http://sbm.temple.edu<BR>
Temple University, http://www.temple.edu<BR>
300 Speakman Hall<BR>
215-204-2727 office<BR>
215-204-5698 fax</FONT></HTML>

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