Adjunct Professors • Collective Bargaining Agreement • Whistleblower Act • First Amendment

Shearn v. West Chester Univ. of Pennsylvania, PICS Case No. 17-0756 (E.D. Pa. April 18, 2017) Tuckers, C.J. (25 pages).

University was entitled to summary judgment on former professor’s whistleblower act and First Amendment claims because professor did not show that her report of department’s alleged failure to follow an adjunct tenure provision of the CBA led to any adverse actions. Motion granted.