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A college professor has started a hunger strike after the school’s president denied him tenure

Lafayette College

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — A professor at a Pennsylvania college says he’s on a hunger strike over the denial of his application for tenure.

Juan Rojo announced his plan during a faculty meeting on Tuesday and says he expects to continue teaching at Lafayette College in Easton through the rest of the semester. He says he plans to consume only water and sports drinks until the issue is resolved.

Rojo about his decision on Facebook. He wrote:

I am embarking on a hunger strike in protest of the President’s unilateral decision to deny me tenure and the Board’s subsequent endorsement of that position. read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com