Massachusetts Board of Higher Education v. Massachusetts Teachers Ass'n

MacDonald, D. Lloyd, J.

This case stems from an arbitration award following the dismissal of Dr. Chandrakant Panse (“Professor Panse” or “Panse”) from his tenured faculty position in the biotechnology program at Massachusetts Bay Community College (“plaintiff’ or “the College”). The college is a public institution of higher learning in the Commonwealth. See G.L.c. 15A, §5.

In 1993, Professor Panse joined the College’s faculty. He became eligible for tenure in 1999, but he was initially denied tenure on the basis of an unsatisfactory evaluation. Panse brought a legal action challenging the…