Los Angeles Times: Siva Vaidhyanathan was thrilled when he learned he was a finalist to become dean of the communication school at the University of Texas' flagship campus in Austin.
He considered it a "plum job" and liked the idea of returning to his alma matter.
But shortly after his interview, the 49-year-old professor at the University of Virginia took himself out of the running.
The reason: He was unwilling to step into the middle of an increasingly contentious debate over guns on campus.
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