Ole Miss professor slammed over political tweet gets tenure
JACKSON, Miss. A University of Mississippi sociology professor criticized for encouraging acts of aggression against Republican politicians was granted tenure by a divided College Board on Thursday.
Trustees approved the promotion of Professor James Michael Thomas after pulling only his name from a list of 76 routine tenure approvals and debating his case in a two-hour closed session.
Higher Education Commissioner Al Rankins confirmed to The Associated Press that a majority of trustees voted for tenure. Rankins said that a denial could have imperiled the accreditation of our campuses.
A later statement from the board, which oversees Mississippis eight public universities, said Thomas was approved with dissent.
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