The Man Without a Department

Stripped of his office and courses because of a feud with the administration, a U. of Oklahoma professor is left with tenure and a room in the basement

From David Deming's old desk up on the ninth floor, he could look out the window over hundreds of houses east of the University of Oklahoma campus here. It wasn't an awe-inspiring vista, but it was something. In his new office in the basement, he has a great view of a sink.

Mr. Deming is a tenured associate professor in the School

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