BHUTA flays Dean appointment ‘outside core discipline’
The Bharathiar University Teachers’ Association (BHUTA) is protesting the appointment of a Management Studies faculty member as Dean of the Faculty of Arts. They argue the appointment violates seniority norms and academic regulations.
Why it matters
It reflects ongoing tensions regarding administrative transparency and academic governance in higher education institutions.
Appointment of Dean for the Faculty of Arts in Bharathiar University ‘outside core discipline’ has come under fire from BHUTA (Bharathiar University Teachers’ Association).
Questioning the university administration’s recent appointment of a faculty member from the discipline of Management Studies to the post; decrying delay in redressing grievances pertaining to CAS (Career Advancement Scheme); and highlighting several other pending issues, BHUTA members on Monday staged a sit-in protest in the lobby the Registrar’s Chamber.
The Registrar, R. Rajavel, had reasoned out that the senior-most faculty member within the Arts disciplines P. Nagaraj, Professor and Head, Department of English, who was a contender could not be considered for Deanship, citing a precedent of the post being in the reckoning only for those who could serve their three-year tenure before attaining 58 years of age.
The date of retirement for Prof. Nagaraj was December 31, 2028, it was pointed out.
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