In conjunction with the recent move to dissemble the Biology Department, Kean has begun firing the program's faculty: Dr Boehm, the only professor I've ever known to receive a perfect 5.0 out of 5.0 in every category on RateMyProfessor.com, has been given notice. Dr. Boehm is not yet tenured, and therefore can legally be released at any time—but the events surrounding his termination point to retribution as a motive for the action.
Dr. Boehm is apparently an active and outspoken Professor who expected the quality of his instruction and his dedication as a teacher would protect his position; he did not account for how little the Administration cares about the quality of its staff.
In other news, it appears that Kean may have expected the Accreditation for the Biology Program to lapse due to the condition of its laboratories and equipment, which are all significantly outdated. They may have made this move to strike the Bio Major because doing so would avoid the necessary cost of rennovating their labs. This is, of course, speculation—but it's an explanation that fits.
More to come soon, everyone...
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