That includes consultation with then-faculty senate president Gary Skolits." "The university followed, and will continue to follow, the faculty handbook. "Processes for faculty personnel matters, including when faculty members are indicted on felony charges, are outlined in the faculty handbook, and consistent with Board of Trustees policy BT0006," Zomchick emailed to Knox News. Zomchick said the administration followed the guidelines in the faculty handbook. "Whether that fulfills the spirit and essence of the bylaws, I really don't know." "It was informing, but it was not where we were kind of mulling over the issues and discussing it, so to me it was more of a call to inform you, and not much more than that. "It was a heads-up kind of call, to inform you that we have a situation, serious allegations, etcetera, etcetera," said Skolits. "The then-faculty senate president was simply informed."Īccording to Skolits, then-Provost David Manderscheid called only to tell him of Hu's case. "That did not really happen," said Louis Gross, current president of the faculty senate.
The handbook says the faculty senate president should be consulted when the administration is considering suspending a tenured faculty member. The faculty senate is a volunteer organization made up of leaders who advocate for their peers. Several faculty think the chancellor and provost failed to properly consult then-Faculty Senate President Gary Skolits about Hu's suspension without pay. While many of the details of Hu's case are confidential, faculty are concerned about how the handling of this situation could affect them in the future. In a memo to Zomchick, the faculty affairs committee outlined several questions and concerns regarding Hu and the fallout of his case. So it seems to us that they're trying to railroad him out so they won't have to deal with him anymore." Faculty demand support for Hu ""He can't do it on his own, they have to sponsor him.
McAlpin, the president of the American Association of University Professors, said acquiring the visa is the university's obligation. Hu can take to move forward," Zomchick said. Customs and Immigration Service in support of his ability to remain at UT. Our understanding is that the university has taken all the steps it can to facilitate his federal work authorization, although there may be steps that Dr. Hu was hired in 2013, the university has consistently worked with him and with the U.S. In an emailed statement, UT Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick said that the university is willing to reverse Hu’s termination if he can verify authorization to work in the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service for a visa or green card. citizens to gain work authorization in the U.S., an employer submits a petition to the U.S. That's left him in Knoxville apart from his family until he works out his employment status, his lawyer told Knox News.įor most non-U.S. When the university suspended him without pay, the federal government revoked his work authorization.
Hu is a naturalized Canadian citizen and has been teaching at UT on a work visa since 2013.
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