If you haven't heard, Dr. Amy Bishop (for some reason it's really important to mention that she went the Harvard) is accused of killing three fellow biology faculty and wounding three other faculty/staff. Reports coming in claim that she went off after finding out that she had lost her appeal for tenure (after already being denied).
Holy crap.
I'm not really sure how to process this.
At LargeU, several faculty were denied tenure during my time as a graduate student. All went slightly nuts. One stopped teaching class completely, leaving their TA scrambling to fill in during lecture. Another went on tirades during the Q&A portion of seminars.
But I never thought it would get violent.
With several of my collegues coming up for tenure in the coming months, this recent incident is starting to hit a little close to home.
