Lipsky v. New York Institute of Technology

In 1999 the petitioner was appointed as a tenure-track, assistant professor at the respondent New York Institute of Technology (hereinafter the Institute). The terms and conditions of his employment were governed by a collective bargaining agreement (hereinafter the agreement). After a six-year probationary period, the petitioner’s tenure application was considered. After the respondent Board of Trustees of the New York Institute of Technology (hereinafter the Board) made a determination denying that application, the petitioner filed internal appeals pursuant to the terms of the agreement. As…