The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently sent a stern letter to LSU Chancellor Michael Martin.

“With our Association’s investigating committee currently drafting its report on the van Heerden and Homberger cases, we find it necessary to convey additional concerns…” the letter began.

The letter outlined the complaint of the so-called “Foreign Language 14”, a group of 14 instructors in LSU’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures who all received a letter of nonreappointment in January of this year.

The letter asserts that the instructors should have received more advanced notice that their contracts would not be renewed.

AAUP is also investigating the nonrenewal of Ivor van Heerden’s contract and the removal of Dominique Homberger mid-semester both of which occurred in April 2010.

Dr. van Heerden is an advisor to Levees.org. This week, we asked Dr. van Heerden if he had any news to share regarding the AAUP’s investigation of the nonrenewal of his contract. He responded that he did not.

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