Massachusetts Court Rejects Tenure-Denial Lawsuit Against Harvard

The highest court in Massachusetts has rejected a former Harvard University professor's claim that the institution failed to follow proper procedures when it denied his bid for tenure six years ago.

Peter Berkowitz sued Harvard in March 2000, after the university turned down his effort to become a tenured professor of government. He is one of the few former professors ever to sue Harvard over a tenure denial, and his case drew considerable publicity (The Chronicle, September 21,

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