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Committee member: Prof. lied on resume
Caleb Fort
Issue date: 5/7/07 Section: News
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At least three publications mentioned in the professor's resume could not be found with interlibrary loan searches of about 38,000 libraries.
The professor claimed to be the sole author of several publications that had been co-authored.
The resume listed two articles - published seven years apart in different journals - that were almost the same, except for the title.
In April 2006, the committee told UNM's administration about the problems on the resume.
The administration said the case would be referred to the University's Ethics Committee.
The letter does not identify which administrators were involved.
In July, the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee found that the case had not gone to the Ethics Committee.
"A letter of apology for our investigation was sent to the successful candidate, stating that the matter had been completely laid to rest," the letter stated. "We were told that UNM's response to the matter was 'confidential.'"
After the case was dismissed, the professor who filed the complaint appealed to the Board of Regents, according to the letter.
The letter stated that the regents returned the case to the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee.
The professor was not called to the committee's hearing, according to the letter.
The letter stated that the hearing did not include the information about the professor's resume and research record.
As of April 19, no changes had been made to the professors' promotions, according to the letter.
In his letter, Coes stated he was unhappy that the confidentiality written into the committee's rules was used "to shield this case from the scrutiny of the Regents and the faculty at large."
Jamie Koch, president of the Board of Regents, said any problems with the promotion process at UNM have to be addressed by the faculty.
"That's really an issue that the faculty leadership has to deal with," he said. "That's not something that the regents have any control over, or should have any control over. It's all bound by the Faculty Handbook."
The professor claimed to be the sole author of several publications that had been co-authored.
The resume listed two articles - published seven years apart in different journals - that were almost the same, except for the title.
In April 2006, the committee told UNM's administration about the problems on the resume.
The administration said the case would be referred to the University's Ethics Committee.
The letter does not identify which administrators were involved.
In July, the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee found that the case had not gone to the Ethics Committee.
"A letter of apology for our investigation was sent to the successful candidate, stating that the matter had been completely laid to rest," the letter stated. "We were told that UNM's response to the matter was 'confidential.'"
After the case was dismissed, the professor who filed the complaint appealed to the Board of Regents, according to the letter.
The letter stated that the regents returned the case to the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee.
The professor was not called to the committee's hearing, according to the letter.
The letter stated that the hearing did not include the information about the professor's resume and research record.
As of April 19, no changes had been made to the professors' promotions, according to the letter.
In his letter, Coes stated he was unhappy that the confidentiality written into the committee's rules was used "to shield this case from the scrutiny of the Regents and the faculty at large."
Jamie Koch, president of the Board of Regents, said any problems with the promotion process at UNM have to be addressed by the faculty.
"That's really an issue that the faculty leadership has to deal with," he said. "That's not something that the regents have any control over, or should have any control over. It's all bound by the Faculty Handbook."
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Dennis Kinzler
posted 5/09/07 @ 11:13 PM MST
Mr. Fort:
Your article on the professor whom you say lied on his/her resume definately was entertaining reading. Unfortunately, that's all.
I find it hard to believe that a so-called editor would write such an unsubstantiated news story. (Continued…)
Liz D
posted 5/10/07 @ 8:13 AM MST
I agree with the point of the comment, but I have to say that the number of spelling errors made by a self-identified journalist is rather shocking. This is another example of the kind of thing that negatively impacts the public view of academics. (Continued…)
Denny
Dennis Kinzler
posted 6/04/07 @ 11:48 PM MST
Liz D.
Thanks for your pompous rebuttal. I am sure that you have never written a response posted on a meaningless internet forum in which there were misspellings. (Continued…)
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