Prof. Amy Bishop’s Shooting Rampage Could Cost Her Tenure

bishop01-articleInlineBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Some faculty members at the University of Alabama, Huntsville say that biology professor Amy Bishop’s shooting rampage, which left three dead and three others wounded, ”could” cost her tenure.

“The troubling part for me was that she killed only members of historically disadvantaged groups, African-Americans and a South Asian,” explained one faculty member, speaking on condition of anonymity.  “I would have felt much better if she had targeted white males.”

Another professor wouldn’t rule out tenure for Bishop.  “When you balance the pluses: she is a female from Harvard working in the sciences – against the minuses: she shot six people – it’s fairly close.  I wouldn’t rule out tenure at some point.  That’s assuming she doesn’t get the death penalty. If she does, I’d say she can forget tenure.”

Feb 23