July 06, 2018
A Professor Called Out a Student by Name on His Blog. Should That Cost Him His Job?
The core of McAdams v. Marquette University, a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court that will determine the fate of a conservative professor trying to save his job, is a contractual dispute. But far more is at stake. Exactly what depends on whom you ask. Four years ago, John McAdams, a political-science professor known to be a thorn in the Marquette administration’s side, criticized a graduate teaching assistant by name on his blog.