In a statement Friday, DePaul confirmed that while the political science department and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences had recommended tenure for Finkelstein, the college's dean and the University Board on Promotion and Tenure had recommended against it.
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In an interview Friday, Finkelstein said he was "disappointed," but that the decision would not muzzle his views. "I met the standards of tenure required at DePaul, but it wasn't enough to overcome the political opposition to my speaking out on the Israel-Palestine conflict," he said.
The point of tenure is to protect opposing viewpoints so faculty are not forced to "tote the party line."
What happened here leads to a dangerous road to travel. Will non-tenured faculty now suppress their opinions for fear of upsetting "someone" and be denied tenure?
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