http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story ... alcommentsQuote:
A University of Manitoba assistant math professor who is suing the school over a degree granted to a student who failed an exam is adamant the fight is in the best interest of the institution.
And although Gabor Lukacs, 28, could be staring down unemployment because of the court battle, he says someone has to challenge potential abuses of authority.
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The dean of the mathematics department waived a failed comprehensive exam for the doctoral candidate, who said after the fact that he had acute exam anxiety.
The university argues it was accommodating the legitimate disability of an otherwise exceptional student, but Lukacs argues it reflects poorly on the school's reputation.
Who hasn't suffered from a degree of anxiety when presenting a seminar, writing an exam, receiving an interview, giving a speech, presenting a thesis etc?
Go Gabor Go !! This entire issue throws the integrity of the U of M into question. Gabor has a bit of an ego, yes, but he's doing the right thing for all the right reasons, not just to be an attention whore.
