David Glenn, "Tenure Shrugged: A Scholar's Affinity with the Philosophy of Ayn Rand Cost Him His Job," CHE, 5 July. When the classical historian John D. Lewis hired a lawyer in response to indications that he would be denied tenure at Ashland University because of his commitment to Ayn Rand's Objectivism, they reached an agreement in which he would be awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor if and only if he submitted his resignation.
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