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Qingli Meng
v.
Iowa Board of Regents
Appellant
Qingli Meng
Appellee
Iowa Board of Regents
Attorney for the Appellant
Jonathan M. Causey
Attorney for the Appellee
Christopher J. Deist, Assistant Attorney General, and Tessa M. Register (until withdrawal) and Eric Wessan, Assistant Solicitors General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Joseph Seidlin, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Greer and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Greer, J. (18 pages)
Dr. Qingli Meng challenges the district court’s denial of her petition for judicial review. OPINION HOLDS: Both the university-wide standards in chapter three of the Faculty Handbook as well as the old department-specific standards that Dr. Meng opted into governed the procedure here; therefore, the Committee and Head of the Department relied on the correct procedure in evaluating Dr. Meng’s application for tenure and the Board of Regents did the same in accepting their decision. Its decision to deny her tenure was rational, made with regard to the law and facts, and based on reasonable grounds. For these reasons, we affirm the district court’s denial of Dr. Meng’s petition for judicial review.