The DePaulia
Rebecca Meluch, News Editor|May 23, 2021
In 2007, former DePaul political science professor Norman Finkelstein was denied tenure. The decision initiated a national controversy about personal feuds in academic settings, violations of academic freedoms and outside interference in tenure processes.
This past weekend, Finkelstein told The DePaulia in an exclusive interview that for the first time since the incident, he is ready to revisit history and demand an apology from the university.
“After the DePaul debacle I was never able to teach again,” Finkelstein said. “I never had another job because my name had been so blackened. And because of DePaul, I was destroyed and I want an apology. I want an apology for what they put me through.”