Professors Band Together in Employment Lawsuit - Ry Rivard, Inside Higher Ed

Seven former business professors are suing Midway College in Kentucky for laying them off amid an enrollment decline and budget troubles. Their lawsuit, pending in Kentucky state circuit court, is an unusual example of professors banding together to sue their former employer. The case also raises issues coming up at other colleges, including allegations that administrators are laying off some faculty to clear the deck so they can hire less expensive instructors. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/09/05/seven-former-business-professors-sue-midway-college-after-it-laid-them-during-middle