Legal Issues in Faculty Termination An Analysis Based on Recent Court Cases
Recent court cases involving faculty termination spell out in fairly clear and sometimes surprising ways the legal issues associated with faculty termination. The interpretations one finds in court of issues such as expectancy of reemployment,freedom of speech, and immunity from suit are at great variance with those voiced within the academic community. An understanding of this shift in rules will help both faculty members and administrators avoid decisions that result in expensive and needless litigation.