Summary
Dr. Mike Adams, a criminology professor at the University of North Carolina–Wilmington, frequently received accolades from his colleagues after the university hired him as an assistant professor in 1993 and promoted him to associate professor in 1998. At the time he was an atheist, but his conversion to Christianity in 2000 impacted his views on political and social issues. After this, he was subjected to intrusive investigations, baseless accusations, and the denial of promotion to full professor even though his scholarly output surpassed that of almost all of his colleagues. In a lawsuit filed against the university on Adams’ behalf, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys contended that the university denied Adams a promotion because his nationally syndicated opinion columns espoused religious and political views that ran contrary to the opinions held by university officials.
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July 16th, 2014Final victory: UNCW won’t appeal ruling in favor of professor denied promotion for his views -
June 11th, 2014University sticks taxpayers with $700,000 bill for retaliating against conservative professor
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April 9th, 2014Court orders UNC–Wilmington to pay, promote professor after retaliating against him
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March 20th, 2014Jury finds UNC–Wilmington retaliated against professor
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April 6th, 2011Victory for academic freedom: 4th Circuit says professor’s speeches, columns protected by First Amendment
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July 2nd, 2010UNC professor denied promotion over opinion columns gains significant support
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April 12th, 2010ADF appeals decision that ruled professor’s opinion columns unprotected by First Amendment -
March 17th, 2010Judge rules professor’s opinion columns not protected by First Amendment
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April 4th, 2008Court refuses to dismiss professor’s discrimination suit against UNC-Wilmington
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April 10th, 2007ADF sues UNC-Wilmington on behalf of conservative pundit and professor Mike Adams
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