A FIRED UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ANTHROPOLOGY PROFESSOR WANTS HIS JOB BACK. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT CRISTOBAL VALENCIA IS APPEALING TO THE UNIVERSITY’S ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND TENURE COMMITTEE.
THE UNIVERSITY DECIDED TO TERMINATE VALENCIA’S CONTRACT FOLLOWING NUMEROUS ALLEGATIONS THAT HE MADE LEWD COMMENTS TO STUDENTS AND TOUCHED THEM INAPPROPRIATELY. IN THE APPEAL, VALENCIA’S ATTORNEY SAYS THE CLAIMS ARE NOT TRUE.
