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Wake-Up Call: Professor Says Tension High As Saint Joseph's College Shutdown Looms

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Published April 18, 2017 at 12:37 PM EDT

Our guest this morning on WBAA’s Wake-Up Call is Saint Joseph’s College Assistant Professor of History Susan Chattin.

She is one of six tenured faculty members who filed suit after Board of Trustees Chairman Ben Sponseller announced Feb. 3 the college would suspend operations following commencement in May.

Saint Joseph's College Complaint

We asked Chattin to discuss how the pending shutdown is affecting students and faculty, as well as explain why the faculty members filed suit and what they seeking from the college.