CMU dean who quit remains on faculty

University says it is still in 'review process' By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Former Dean Mark Wessel will remain at Carnegie Mellon University on the faculty of the Heinz School of Management and Public Policy, though he will not be teaching classes there this fall. He will hold the title of lecturer, said university spokesman Ken Walters, and is not tenured. "I don't know what the future is going to hold," said Mr. Walters. "We're still in the review process." Mr. Wessel resigned abruptly last week as dean of the Heinz School after it came to light that he had made "an error in judgment" by improperly granting a master's degree to a student in 2004. That student, said Mr. Walters, was a mid-career professional "whose business commitments and travel obligations necessitated an independent study that was in excess... [read full story]                    

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