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DePaul: Tenure Process Violated Professor Mehrene Larudee’s Rights

In addition to denying tenure to Professor Norman Finkelstein (a case that was recently settled), DePaul University also denied tenure to Professor Mehrene Larudee. According to a Review Board decision issued October 26, her rights were violated by DePaul during her tenure process.Unanimously approved for tenure by her department, the International Studies Program, as well as the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LA&S), Prof. Larudee was turned down by the University Board on Promotion and Tenure (UBPT) in May, and the president denied her tenure in June. It is widely thought that she was denied for supporting Prof. Norman Finkelstein during his controversial tenure case last spring.