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Fired Columbia Professor to Appeal Termination

2008_07_madconst.jpgMadonna Constantine, the Columbia Teachers College professor who was fired over plagiarism charges, is appealing the school's decision. She claims that she was fired because she spoke out after finding a noose hanging on her office door (Constantine also previously accused the school of conducting a witch-hunt against her). The Village Voice recently looked at the issues surrounding Constantine, Teachers College, and the world of higher-education politics.

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By Jen Chung in on July 17, 2008 8:31 AM

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  • Spirit of 76

    You plagiarized. You got caught. You got fired. Get over it.

  • NannyState

    Isn't she the woman on the cover of The New Yorker?

  • sidenote

    If she really thinks this is going to work she's definitely too stupid to teach at Columbia.

  • zodak

    luckily, she doesn't need a lawyer for this trial, she can just copy the transcripts from the 1st trial.

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