tˈɛpɚz kˈɑːntɹækt æɾ ˌaɪjˌuːpˈiː wʌz skˈɛdʒuːld tʊ ɛkspˈaɪɚɹ ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɐnˈaʊnst hiː wʊd dᵻpˈɑːɹt ɪfˈɛktɪv æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə jˈɪɹ.
Tepper's contract at IUP was scheduled to expire in June 2011, however, in December 2010 the university announced he would depart effective at the end of the year.