Former Texas State University history professor Tom Alter has filed an appeal after being fired following a review of his case during a due process hearing. The university alleged that he made inappropriate statements with his comments at the online Revolutionary Socialism Conference in September, a charge that Alter continues to deny in a letter to the Texas State University System Board of Regents.
As stated in the letter, dated Oct. 16, Alter’s lawyer Amanda Reichek has requested that the letter serve as his appeal.
“This embarrassing and avoidable outcome was caused by President Damphousse’s ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ approach to Dr. Alter’s termination as a whole,” according to the appeal. “Dr. Alter urges this Board to inquire into the circumstances of how Dr. Alter’s termination was handled and implement appropriate corrective action.”
