Professor Accuses MIT of Racism and Vows Hunger Strike if He Is Denied Tenure; Beleaguered New Mexico Highlands U. Hires a President; UCLA Professor Is Knighted

RACISM AT MIT?: An associate professor of biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is threatening to starve himself to death if he is not granted tenure.

James L. Sherley, 48, sent an e-mail message to a number of MIT colleagues in which he contends that he was not granted tenure, at least in part, because he is black. He also writes that if "wrongful deeds" committed by university officials are not corrected by February 5, he will go on a hunger strike in

Digital or Print Subscription

Already have an account? Log In Now.