Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Both Barrels
The Western Washington University Theatre Arts tenured professor, Perry Mills--whose saga can be found under Links in the sidebar--has 1. been absolved of all the trumped-up charges brought against him by WWU administrators, and 2. been instructed he might return to teaching sometime next year if he 3. agrees to being suspended without pay for two quarters, and 4. promises to be a grovelling lackey from now on.
For readers new to this sad tale, the renowned professor--whose students have consistently one national competitions in playwriting and other noble ventures--was suspended with pay a year ago after blowing the whistle on the embezzling of student fees by his superiors, and filed suit in U.S. District Court for violations of his rights under the constitution. Now that the university's kangaroo court has completed its farcical review of the academic lynch mob's shenanigans, I expect Mills' attorney will be loading both barrels for exposing the felonies and subsequent coverup by the university in attempting to silence his client.
The federal trial promises to be high drama indeed.
For readers new to this sad tale, the renowned professor--whose students have consistently one national competitions in playwriting and other noble ventures--was suspended with pay a year ago after blowing the whistle on the embezzling of student fees by his superiors, and filed suit in U.S. District Court for violations of his rights under the constitution. Now that the university's kangaroo court has completed its farcical review of the academic lynch mob's shenanigans, I expect Mills' attorney will be loading both barrels for exposing the felonies and subsequent coverup by the university in attempting to silence his client.
The federal trial promises to be high drama indeed.
