Adams v. Trustees UNC Wilmington, et al. - National Association of ...

Research: Plaintiff had one article published in 2004in an excellent peer-reviewed journal. He had oneother article submitted for publication. Hiscolleagues ranked this as "good," which was aboutaverage in the department.Service: Plaintiff's service was "noted mostly by hisabsence." He "participated little in departmentbusiness and meetings" and "neglected to fulfill hisassigned obligation as a classroom observer for ajunior faculty member." Plaintiff served as a facultyadvisor to student organizations and as a contributorand commentator on political issues in the communityand nation.(Comp I . Ex . 4 0 . ) In the "Summary and Goals" section ofplaintiff's evaluation, Levy wrote that plaintiff "appear [ed] tohave slowed his productivity as his efforts are directedelsewhere."She encouraged plaintiff to participate morein department affairs and, noting his likely pursuit of apromotion,suggested that to be successful, "he will need toincrease his productivity in scholarship and publication inpeer-reviewed academic outlets." (Id. ) .Defendant Cook became department chair in August 2005.During the 2005-2006 school year and into the summer of 2006,plaintiff's columns generated controversy and drew the attentionof defendants DePaolo, Cordle, and Cook. (See PI.'s Resp. Ex. 3at 66.)For instance, plaintiff chose in one column to respondto a letter he received from the Vice President of the NationalOrganization for Women's Orlando, Florida chapter.Among otherthings, plaintiff's column suggested membersof the writer's9Case 7:07-cv-00064-H Document 146 Filed 03/15/2010 Page 9 of 39