Excuse me, Dr. Massad is a tenured professor, but that doesn't mean he can't be fired. Correct? Can he be fired? There are some very complex issues around tenure. So at Columbia University, quote, An appointment with tenure may be terminated for cause only when a faculty member is found to be professionally unfit... as demonstrated, for example, by gross inefficiency, habitual and intentional neglect of duty, other serious breaches of academic conduct, or serious personal misconduct. (03:00–03:07)
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