Sanctioned for Speaking Out
An Auburn University professor is suing the institution, alleging he was punished for helping uncover how many football players enrolled in the public administration major.
By
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
October 5, 2018
An Auburn University economics professor is suing his institution, accusing officials of removing him as a department chair and limiting his raises after he helped reveal that the institution’s public administration major was overwhelmingly stacked with athletes.
Tensions between administrators and Michael Stern, who was removed as economics department chair in May, extend back to 2008, when he served as a source for a local news report about the university’s ties to the Charles Koch Foundation, as detailed in his lawsuit filed last month. Stern is suing for violations of his First Amendment rights. He is demanding that officials reinstate him as chair and provide him back pay he sacrificed after being dismissed from the position.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/10/05/auburn-professor-sues-alleging-retaliation-after-he-revealed-athletics-scandal
