Opinion ID: 4200471
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Faculty Misconduct Review Committee

Text: Guillaume determined that Grant “misled the university when he applied for a faculty position by falsifying his academic credentials in numerous and significant ways” and repeated such misrepresentations throughout his employment. Guillaume presented his findings to the Faculty Misconduct 4 No. 16-1958 Review Committee (“FMRC”) on September 8, 2009, and recommended that Grant be dismissed for serious personal misconduct. Grant was notified and he responded on October 6, 2009. On November 4, 2009, the FMRC issued a written recommendation in which it declined to proceed with a formal hearing, though it noted that the issues were “troubling.” The FMRC reasoned that verification of Grant’s credentials had been the responsibility of the Search and Screen Committee at the time Grant was hired, and it thought that a hearing was not likely to establish “chronic or substantial incompetence or misconduct” as the charges did not relate to Grant’s scholarship or teaching. The FMRC also concluded that, even if the allegations against Grant were true, they could not be the basis for dismissal and removal of Grant’s tenure. Six months later, on May 10, 2010, Guillaume submitted a recommendation for Grant’s dismissal to IUSB Chancellor Uma Mae Reck based on his strong belief that the FMRC had reached the wrong decision. After that, Guillaume had no further involvement in any employment decisions concerning Grant.