Becky Meadows Wilson of Carrollton, Kentucky has filed a formal grievance with Ivy Tech College, claiming that her contract with the school was not renewed because of a flap over a concert she was organizing to benefit part-time instructors who work without health benefits.

Ivy Tech officials would not say why the school decided not to renew Wilson’s contract. Nor would they confirm whether the decision had anything to do with the concert, which was canceled.

Jeff Fanter, Ivy Tech’s vice president of marking and communications, said administrators are evaluating Wilson’s concerns. He said he couldn’t share any details because it is a personnel issue. At least one expert said Wilson might have a tough case because she – like all Ivy Tech faculty – had no tenure, a system of job security for many academics that bans universities from firing them without cause.

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