TROUBLES AT SOUTHERN UTAH? A political science professor apparently on his way to tenure has his tenure case tabled and he is placed on administrative leave, which King at SCSU Scholars observes is an unusual step.

The manager of Voluntary Xchange is on faculty at Utah State, and weighs in with his own observations. Developing. (Hat tip: Newmark's Door.)

SECOND SECTION: King has been following the story, with a pointer to more at Cliopatria.

Now for a puzzled moment: what's unusual about merging political science and criminal justice? Often criminal justice is an area of concentration within sociology.

The case itself: yes, the immediate administrative leave signals something unusual, but there's not yet enough public information.