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MEMO FROM LOWRY TO
TENURE COMMITTEE
March 14, 1998
To: University of
Mississippi Tenure Committee
From: Dr. Charles B. Lowry, Civil War Studies
Re: The Continued Refusal of my Tenure
Selection
Distinguished
Members:
For four years now I have
been eligible for tenure at this fine academy, and
upon every submission to your committee for
consideration, my requests have been denied,
ignored, and most likey ridiculed. With no
explanation, no letter of regret, no respect and
certainly no hope, I have been left to dangle in
the wind as other professors of questionable
stature and competence have claimed this
distinction over me. I have sat back in silence and
watched it happen, but no longer will I remain at
bay. I think the least that you owe me is an
explanation for your refusal.
I implore you all: What
does it take to get tenure at this university? Must
I take lunch and tea with you all? Must I join your
pretentious social circles and allow our children
to associate? Must I visit every one of your
offices and flatter and praise you where your
students have failed to do so? Must I discover a
cure for paranoia? Must I discover buried gold on
campus? Or must I keep my mouth shut and not allow
my research and projects to outshadow all of your
fine accomplishments at this university?
I recognize the
unpopularity of many of my opinions, but is this
not what keeps us going in an academic setting?
Must we not question everything, suppose
nothing?
If this is true -- and
regardless of your opinions, I know that it is -- I
should not hold my breath supposing my tenure will
pass. Perhaps I will do as you are all most hoping
I will do: look for another job.
Resolutely,
/s/
Charles B. Lowry, Professor of Civil War
Studies
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