Word: dismissall
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Causes for dismissal, according to Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles, are violations of the original contract, or "dereliction of duty."
"If the member of the Faculty was not fulfilling their responsibilities [of instruction, research and support of the running of the Faculty], and or was committing "actions against the criminal law.," Knowles says that would be grounds for dismissal.
Even James Hankins, professor of history, who teaches Harvard history as part of the department's junior tutorial, couldn't remember a tenure dismissal case off the top of his head. After prompting, he did recall the gruesome Medical School case, where the murderer lost tenure.
Of course, few professors commit such egregious violations of human decency, and Knowles says dismissal would depend on what law was violated.
However, Simon notes that it is only seldom that professors who wind up getting tenured commit acts deserving dismissal. This sentiment is widespread among Faculty and administrators.