{"id":42439,"date":"2019-08-08T02:30:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T02:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/08\/naval-academy-appealing-reinstatement-of-fired-professor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:40:08","slug":"naval-academy-appealing-reinstatement-of-fired-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/08\/08\/naval-academy-appealing-reinstatement-of-fired-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval Academy appealing reinstatement of fired professor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2014 The U.S. Naval Academy is appealing a judge\u2019s decision to reinstate a fired English professor who has been a longtime critic of the academy, officials said Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Fleming<\/a>, a civilian who is a tenured professor, was fired last year after the academy alleged \u201cconduct unbecoming a federal employee\u201d in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Phillips, the academy\u2019s academic dean and provost, wrote to Fleming on Wednesday that he had been reinstated with all pay and benefits he is entitled. Phillips wrote for Fleming to report to the academy on Monday to receive assignments \u201csuch as scholarly research and writing and service to the school.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phillips wrote his duties will not include teaching or advising students, because the Navy has determined \u201cyour presence in the classroom and engaging with midshipmen in any advisory role would be an undue disruption to the academic environment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t