U. of Cincinnati Architecture Professor Says He Was Banned from Campus, Files Lawsuit

David Niland, who had taught architecture at the University of Cincinnati for 40 years, has filed a lawsuit against the university, saying that the university barred him from visiting the college after he complained about changes in the architecture curriculum.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that a director and a dean in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning told Mr. Niland that he could only visit the college if he was invited by a student or faculty member. According to the article, Mr. Niland believes his trouble stems from his complaints that the architecture curriculum has gone from a six-year undergraduate program to a program with four years of undergraduate study plus two in graduate work. The new configuration puts too much emphasis on theory, he believes. Professors at the architecture school say they were merely following national trends.

In his lawsuit, Mr. Niland charges that his status as adjunct professor and his privileges as professor emeritus were revoked after he complained about the new curriculum to students and faculty.