Professor sues University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

by E Wayne Ross on January 22, 2009

Chattanooga Times Free Press: Professor sues University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

A UTC professor has sued the university, claiming he was demoted because he voiced concerns about a female professor who he said lied about her academic records and behaved unprofessionally.

Dr. Bill Harman, who came to UTC in 2001 to serve as head of the philosophy and religion department, was removed from his position as department head in June 2008, taking a 12 percent pay cut, after opposing the tenure promotion of Dr. Talia Welsh, who had worked in the religion and philosophy department since 2001.