bblhd672 wrote:Probably because they have tenure and it's almost impossible to get rid of malcontents and other communists once they have tenure.Russell wrote:This may be a dumb question, but are these professors still employed at UT?
Can the university not fire them for suing them? I know if I sued my employer I'd be canned immediately. Who would want to continue to give a job to an employee that is costing you thousands (or 10's of thousands) of dollars and taking you to court?!
Yes. Tenure is a contract between the University and the professor, so they are not an "at-will" employee as most others and the reasons/terms of dismissal are reflected in the contract. This is not itself a bad thing, but too often it is used to protect incompetents and various malcontents. I still fail to see how NOT PROHIBITING something impacts their 1st amendment rights as they argue. I assume this is just a delaying tactic to try to drag out the implementation of campus carry as long as possible.