Report 274
Type of Content
Academic Appeal Committee Report
Chair
Morgan, Edward
Outcomes
Appeal dismissed
School of Graduate Studies – appeal from termination from program – re-instatement in program – test for readmittance met, unbiased evaluation of thesis sought and investigation into reasons behind negative vote of external examiner sought – external assessment of academic work – test for readmittance properly set out and met – no evidence that thesis should not have been allowed to proceed to defense – no evidence of misconduct or actionable bias – independent evaluation of thesis not required – no evidence that existing evaluations were improper – no evidence that undermined forcefulness or appropriateness of evaluation – no evidence of wrongdoing by external examiner – appeal dismissed