Two tenured professors at the William Mitchell College of Law have sued the college, claiming it amended its tenure policy so it would be able to cut more positions as part of a merger that is in process. The Star Tribune reports that the complaint by Carl Moy and John Radsan asks for the changes to the policy to be declared a breach of contract.
According to the complaint, the college’s administration could not get enough faculty members to volunteer to retire in preparation for its merger with Hamline University School of Law. So, the complaint states, the college sought to make it easier to fire tenured professors.
A college spokeswoman told the newspaper the college does not comment on pending litigation.
Two professors at William Mitchell College of Law have accused the school of proposing unacceptable changes to its tenure policy in order to cut faculty in a planned merger with another law school. Professors Carl Moy and John Radsan filed their complaint Friday in Ramsey County District Court.
Read more at: www.startribune.com
