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Furor over a Wheaton professor’s divorce and resignation | Timothy Larsen

Gramm at Wheaton

There is no reason why you should know about a faculty member leaving Wheaton College, so, in case you did not happen to see the front-page story in the Chicago Sun-Times, or the metro section of the Chicago Tribune, or the Sunday New York Times or the national coverage by ABC or Fox news—here is a quick recap:

Wheaton is an evangelical school at which all employees sign annually a "Community Covenant" in which they agree to pursue a way of life consistent with biblical Christianity as understood and articulated in it. Kent Gramm, a long-serving professor of English, resigned because he did not want to have a conversation with the administration about his divorce. He explained to the Tribune, "I think it's wrong to have to discuss your personal life with your employer."