Inside Higher Ed: Arrivederci, Tenure
Marcello Simonetta, an Italian professor for seven years at Wesleyan University, appeared to be on his way to receiving tenure last spring. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Board of Trustees. Despite having been vetted and approved by three faculty bodies, he was not recommended for tenure by Michael S. Roth, the university’s new president. Now, as he considers his next professional move, Simonetta believes rumors, spread among faculty, that he plagiarized his most recent book were the cause of his not being awarded tenure.
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