January 10, 2003

Brooklyn Scholar Gets New Shot at Tenure

Brooklyn College has reappointed a popular history professor for another year after scholars and students protested his possible dismissal.

Robert David Johnson, a 34-year-old associate professor who has published two books with Harvard University Press, was turned down this year in his bid for promotion. Subsequently, the college's appointments committee recommended that he not be retained for next year.

However, Christoph M. Kimmich, the college president, announced in