By AFRO Staff
Morgan State University chose not to renew the contract of adviser Denise Brown. (Courtesy Photo)
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(July 9, 2009) - In an unexpected move, Morgan State University has chosen not to renew the contract of Denise Brown, adviser to the student newspaper.
The school’s decision to suspend Brown’s contract has been tied to several student journalists appearance before the administration about “what appeared to be questionable expenditures and practices by the University’s Student Government Association,” according to Journal-isms.com.
"For now, Brown and members of the student media are fighting the administration to have their voice heard," Ryan H. Marshall said Friday in the school’s newspaper, the Spokesman.
"Student media and Brown also cite that the university violated Student Bill of Rights in removing Brown. It states that, '. . . an editor, manager or director of the student media shall be protected against removal from their respective positions, or from Morgan State University as a result of administrative, faculty, and student disapproval regarding editorial policy or content.'"
Brown, who also worked closely with the school’s yearbook, says she is considering legal action.
“The suddenness of the non-renewal of the contract suggests that they were unhappy with me and never spoke with me. I feel that due process has not been served," said Brown in an interview with the Spokesman.
“In my six years here, I have never received an evaluation of my work. In the letter stating that my contract won't be renewed, administration says that 'I significantly changed the quality of life of the students, faculty and staff.' So why would they suddenly terminate such a person?"
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