Imprisoned Drug-Smuggling Physics Professor Wants A Raise
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 13:40
in Psychology & Sociology
Physics professor Paul Frampton of UNC Chapel Hill is sitting in an Argentine jail, busted for trying to smuggle out 2 kilos of cocaine, but that hasn’t stopped him from asking for a raise on his $107,000 annual salary - raise as in he wants it doubled.Hey, he has tenure. And a lot of citations.Frampton is in a spat with the school because he says they are improperly withholding his salary. They contend his being in an Argentine prison cell for virtually all of this year means he can't possibly be doing any work, even for a tenured professor. read more