Bernold v. Board of Governors

BRYANT, Judge.

This matter concerns judicial review of the decision to discharge a tenured professor in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. After petitioner Leonhard Bernold received post-tenure review findings of “does not meet expectations” during 2002, 2003, and 2004, he was discharged on the bases of incompetent teaching and incompetent service. Petitioner requested a hearing before the faculty hearing committee (“the committee”) which was held during May, June, August and September 2005. The Committee unanimously found petitioner was not an incompetent teacher,…