SPME Learns Finkelstein Denied Tenure At DePaul: Finkelstein Confirms
- By Allyson Taylor and John Wilson
- April 2, 2007
It will be interesting to compare this case with that of
Thomas Klocek, the adjunct professor at DePaul who was suspended after getting in an argument with Palestinian students. Will the conservatives who rightly defended Klocek make a similar argument against denying Finkelstein tenure for the crime of being rude? Of course, as a tenure-track professor, Finkelstein has far greater protections, so perhaps he will prevail against the conservative forces who want to get rid of him. But the principle that politeness should not be imposed on campuses is at stake here.