Mr. Rodgers is the only tenured African American business professor in the entire University of California system and UC Riverside’s first U.S. Department of State Franklin Fellow. UC officials accuse Mr. Rodgers of substandard teaching stemming from student evaluations.
Dr. Waymond Rodgers
The Regents of the University of California have retained the San Diego law firm of Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton in a disciplinary case against Dr. Waymond Rodgers, a professor at the UC Riverside School of Business Administration. A preliminary hearing was held on November 28. At press time a hearing is set for December 12, 2011.
Mr. Rodgers is the only tenured African American business professor in the entire University of California system and UC Riverside’s first U.S. Department of State Franklin Fellow.
UC officials accuse Mr. Rodgers of substandard teaching stemming from student evaluations. Officials also allege his part-time teaching and research at several international research institutions were unauthorized and violated UC policy.
According to sources, prior to the filing of the complaint, the UCR Committee on Privilege and Tenure determined that “Dr. Rodgers’ rights and privileges may have been violated in denying his Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 sabbatical leaves.”
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