I thought I had heard everything, but this is truly a bizarre story. An Assistant Professor of Biology went on the rampage, killed the head of the Biology Departments and two Associate professors and wounded three more.
I wouldn’t have thought that academics would be capable of such irrational behavior, but I suppose we are all human beings, and susceptible to same emotions, prejudices and biases.
Apparently the reason she went on the rampage was that she was denied the tenure. For those not in the know, as Assistant Professor does not have tenure, while an Associate Professor is usually tenured.
Professor charged in Alabama university shooting - CNN.com
I wouldn’t have thought that academics would be capable of such irrational behavior, but I suppose we are all human beings, and susceptible to same emotions, prejudices and biases.
Apparently the reason she went on the rampage was that she was denied the tenure. For those not in the know, as Assistant Professor does not have tenure, while an Associate Professor is usually tenured.
Professor charged in Alabama university shooting - CNN.com