First my blog writing was CENSORED. I was coerced, by my supervisor, into writing under a pseudonym — something I swore I’d never do. So, I wrote fiction and fantasy — a la Vonnegut and Bukowski — and posted under the cartoon name Tom Hardie.
So then I was summoned by the Dean of Students and accused of sexual harassment. There was an “anonymous email,” of course , and he waved the Tom Hardie blog in my face, of course.
I was quietly removed from the Drew University Writing Faculty the next semester. They chose not to rehire me. This is how Higher Education is managed in the United States. Google: “Adjunct Professor” + “Wage Slave.”
And now I’ve been BANNED from the Drew University campus for Tweeting about all of this. And I’m one of their PhD candidates…
But trust me, not anymore. This blog post has officially killed my academic career.
Thank you for reading along.
#DrewUniversity #Fail
PERSONAL NOTE: Please, do remember the conveniently-timed “anonymous email” that falsely accused me of Sexual Harassment, because that’s MY FAVORITE PART OF THE STORY!
Thank you.
#DrewUniversity #FAIL!
Ahem! And NOW Ladies and Gentlemen, Deans and Administrators, “Peers” and “Colleagues,” please accept this music video as a portion of my poetic response to Drew “University.”
Music by B.Grimm feat. Mike Booth
The Last Laughers: Charles Bivona & Sang Lee
Song Title: “Lettin’ Ya Know [i ain't dead yet]“
Video by Charles Bivona
I don’t want my job back. I don’t want to be allowed back on their campus. I really don’t want their PhD. And I don’t want money.
I just want people to know what Drew University did/is doing to me. I want witnesses. I want to make some American History just by telling my story.
Thank you.
P.S. Just a final point to ponder: if they did this to me, imagine what they do to their undergrads.
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#poet Why I’m dumping Drew University – First my writing was CENSORED & now I'm BANNED from the campus for Tweeting … http://ow.ly/1cEmgv
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TY, #Sir. RT @rafiqtheemcee: RT @CharlesBivona Why I'm dumping my #PhD Program at Drew University | Dear .@ACLUNJ : http://bit.ly/j50zUK
wanna blow urself up? don't be rash.rt @CharlesBivona:But first. =-) .@estherhawdon Why I'm dumping Drew University: http://goo.gl/YbZOg
wanna blow urself up? don't be rash.rt @CharlesBivona:But first. =-) .@estherhawdon Why I'm dumping Drew University: http://goo.gl/YbZOg
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Hey .@ReverendManny! .@CharlesBivona linked your #Twitter to this #Blog post! "Why I'm Dumping Drew University" http://bit.ly/j50zUK
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#FINE! I agree. A free speech battle may be in order here. .@ReverendManny .@bodhi519 : Why I'm Dumping Drew University http://bit.ly/j50zUK
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Would you like your #Twitter linked to the end of this post–as a supporter of ME? =-) .@jennypetro122 | http://bit.ly/j50zUK
#Meow Plz RT .@jennypetro122 has been linked to this post as a #supporter of @CharlesBivona: I #Dumped #DrewUniversity http://bit.ly/j50zUK
#Meow Plz RT .@jennypetro122 has been linked to this post as a #supporter of @CharlesBivona: I #Dumped #DrewUniversity http://bit.ly/j50zUK
From my #University Campus! lol #SMH RT .@christophercarb: @CharlesBivona banned from where? http://bit.ly/j50zUK
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I think I've made a contribution to #American #Poetry. @grdodge Why I Dumped my PhD Program at Drew University http://bit.ly/j50zUK
lol yeah — my career ended just like the movie too! RT @willsull: @CharlesBivona that's awesome! / Check it out: http://bit.ly/j50zUK
Um. RT @blogcatalog: @CharlesBivona thanks Charles. Do your students appreciate the quality professor they have? –> http://bit.ly/j50zUK
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