Judge says ISU math prof should be fired
You are hereHome NewsA judgepatagonia discount code toys3 has patagonia discount code toys2proposed firing Moulay Tidriri, an Iowa State University associate professor of mathematics, because of unacceptable performance in his teaching, research and service over a five year period, according to a recommendation issued by an administrative law judge.The recommendation was made last week by Administrative Law Judge Carol Greta. It recently became public as part of a separate case involving a lawsuit Tidriri filed against ISU in 2011.Greta s recommendation was obtained by the Associated Press from the Iowa Attorney General s Office, which is representing ISU in that case.Tidriri, 49, has long been at odds with his superiors at ISU, refusing to submit information required of faculty members and failing to cooperate with department chairs during annual evaluations, Greta found.In the report provided to the Ames Tribune, Greta slammed Tidriri for the unfavorable learning climate in his courses; his extraordinary lack of productivity in research; and his meager record of service to his profession. She also noted that, in student evaluations, the negative comments about Dr. Tidriri were a consistent pattern over the years, not outliers. The evaluations criticized Tidriri for regularly being labest hiking patagonia argentinate to class, having a rude and condescending attitude, failing to answer questions or teach subject matter adequately, chpatagonia discount code toys0anging his syllabus unexpectedly and perceiving himself as being untouchable by ISU administrators.The disciplinary case against Tidriri began in August 2013 after Beate Schmittmann, the dean of ISU s College of Liberal Arts anpatagonia adze jacket - men&s reviewd Sciences, filed a formal complaint with ISU Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan Wickert.The complaint alleged that Tidriri s performance had been unacceptable for five full academic years between 2008 and 2013.Wickert assembled a faculty review board to investigate the allegations. In January, the board determined that the complaints were valid. Dr. Tidriri s performance is unacceptable to tpatagonia outlet store 34he university, Wickert wrote in agreement. There has been substantial, persistent and manifest neglect of faculty duties for a significant period of time, despite efforts from the (mathematics) department to correct such neglect. Greta s recommendation was made public as part of apatagonia discount code hauten ongoing lawsuit Tidpatagonia discount code jpripatagonia discount code jpri filed against ISU in 2011 alleging retaliation and discrimination. Those claims were dismissed by a jury in Mpatagonia discount code toysay, but Tidiri has appealed the decision and separately asked for a suspension of the disciplinary case against him.As of Oct. 27 the date on Greta s recommendation Tidriri had 20 days to file an appeal before being terminated.Tidriri first arrived at ISU in 1996 as an assistant professor, after receiving post graduate degrees from the University of Paris Dauphine and working as a research scientist at Yale University.In 2000, he was promoted to his current tenured associate professor position.Asked to comment Thursday afternoon, Tidriri referred the Ames Tribune to his attorney, William Graham, who could not immediately be reached later in the daypatagonia discount code toys1.ISU spokesman John McCarroll declined to comment because the disciplinary case against Tidriri remapatagonia guide jacket vectorins active.Rules for patagonia guide jacket ymcmbposting commentsComments posted below are from readers.Comments may be monitored for inappropriate content but the newspaper is under no obligation to do so. Comment posters are solely responsible under the Communications Decency Act for comments posted on this Web site. Stephens Media LLC is not liable for mespatagonia guide pants 501sages from third parties.IP and email addresses of persons who post are not treated as confidential records and will be disclosed in response to valid legal process.
