Denis Rancourt was a professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa. Rancourt is an expert in spectroscopy but is more widely known for his confrontations with his former employer, the University of Ottawa, over issues involving his approach to pedagogy. He was removed from all teaching duties in the fall of 2008. In December, the University of Ottawa administration began dismissal proceedings against him and he was banned from campus.

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  • Denis Rancourt was a professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa. Rancourt is an expert in spectroscopy but is more widely known for his confrontations with his former employer, the University of Ottawa, over issues involving his approach to pedagogy. He was removed from all teaching duties in the fall of 2008. In December, the University of Ottawa administration began dismissal proceedings against him and he was banned from campus. This generated a province-wide and national public debate on grading in university courses. The university's Board of Governors voted unanimously to fire Rancourt on March 31, 2009
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  • Rancourt in his office at the University of Ottawa in 2004
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  • Denis Rancourt was a professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa. Rancourt is an expert in spectroscopy but is more widely known for his confrontations with his former employer, the University of Ottawa, over issues involving his approach to pedagogy. He was removed from all teaching duties in the fall of 2008. In December, the University of Ottawa administration began dismissal proceedings against him and he was banned from campus.
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  • Denis Rancourt
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