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...decision means the end of the legal line for Berkowitz, whose battle began in April 1997 when the school denied his bid for tenure...
...first action was to submit a lengthy grievance, claiming the procedure had violated Harvard’s tenure rules and regulations. Berkowitz alleged that four of the five members of the ad hoc committee assembled to review his case “showed bias, conflict of interest, or lack of relevant expertise...
...University Docket committee dismissed his grievance, however, calling it “clearly without merit,” and Berkowitz filed suit shortly thereafter...
...dismissed and was denied twice, once in August 2000 and once in January 2001, by the Superior Court of Massachusetts. In February 2001, the University appealed once more to prevent Berkowitz’s suit from entering the “discovery of evidence” phase, during which Berkowitz would have been able to view previously confidential documents and correspondence from his tenure review. That hearing was held last October...
After an unexpectedly long eight-month delay, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts reversed the lower court’s decision and upheld Harvard’s stance that Berkowitz’s grievance was without merit. Berkowitz appealed once more, several weeks later—and on Sept. 9, the SJC dismissed the case for good...