Taggart v. Drake University

HARRIS, Justice.

Because they lack both the resources and expertise necessary to superintend such matters, courts have a profound reluctance to intercede in selection decisions for college faculties. Universities thus possess nearly unfettered discretion when deciding whether to reappoint an untenured professor for another year of service. See Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 578, 92 S.Ct. 2701, 2709-10, 33 L.Ed.2d 548, 561 (1972). The district court granted summary judgment for a university in this suit by a probationary faculty member who reasonably expected to be, but was not,…