Female professors lose appeals on tenure at DePaul

by E Wayne Ross on November 2, 2009

Chicago Tribune: Female professors lose appeals on tenure at DePaul
The women say the system flawed

While dust-ups over professors denied tenure are normally part of the ivory tower’s spring-term rhythms, this year the sit-ins and picketing at DePaul University have continued into the fall.

Students and faculty have marched in support of Melissa Bradshaw, a professor of women’s and gender studies who didn’t get tenure — higher education’s equivalent of a lifetime job guarantee.