September 3, 2004
Benedict College Fires 2 Professors Over Grades
Two professors at a South Carolina college have been fired because they refused to follow a policy that required them to base 60 percent of the grades for freshmen on effort.
Milwood Motley and Larry Williams, untenured science professors at Benedict College, lost their jobs in June. The American Association of University Professors criticized the college's administration for violating the professors' academic freedom, and Mr. Motley said he was considering legal action.
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