UPDATE (Dec 2025):
Two years after my dismissal, Texas Tech/TTUHSC has now issued me a “final account statement” for ~$30,000 and sent it to a collection agency — for an entire semester I never attended while I was on scholarship and wouldn't have had to normally pay even if I had attended. This charge had previously been dropped, then reappeared after I filed suit. I'm attaching the statement screenshot as part of the public record.
This is why I'm asking for help right now.
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Hi, I'm Kevin Bass.
I was an MD/PhD student building a life in medicine and science. Then I became a high-profile critic of COVID-era public health messaging and institutional behavior. After that, my medical school initiated a rapidly escalating disciplinary process that ended in my dismissal and a permanent stigma attached to my academic, personal, and professional records.
I'm not asking you to take my word for it. I'm publishing primary documents and a timeline in a public case hub so anyone can verify what exists in the record:
case.kevinnbass.com
WHAT HAPPENED
- I became publicly controversial for my writing/speaking about COVID policy.
- A fast-moving "pile-on" of complaints and professionalism allegations followed.
- I was labeled in ways that made me professionally radioactive.
- I was dismissed, and my transcript and public discourse now reflects that dismissal in a way that blocks my future.
- Two years later, I’m still fighting to obtain the complete underlying record through lawful requests (FERPA + Texas public records law), while also litigating for due process and record correction.
- Records requests alone have required large deposits/fees (e.g., a $1,934.55 deposit just to begin processing).
- Now, they’re attempting to financially crush me with a collections action.
One moment that still shocks me:
My classmates were emailed implying that I was a violent threat; BOLO documents were circulated; and upon my dismissal, they were “one student lighter than last week” and told: “If you are curious, just check his Twitter.”
There is even substantial evidence that there were leaks from administration to mobs that harassed and smeared me online.
That’s what public stigmatization looks like.
Here's the crazy part: I was never provided an opportunity to contest any of the allegations made about me.
WHAT I’M FIGHTING FOR
- A real chance to clear my name — a fair, on-the-record process where I can respond to the narrative that was created about me.
- Correction/annotation of the official record (so future disclosures don’t silently carry unchallenged stigma).
- Access to the full record (communications, logs, procedures, and the underlying materials) so courts and the public can evaluate facts — not rumors.
ACADEMIC MOBBING
I use that phrase in a simple sense: a coordinated effort to isolate someone, build a paper trail, and force them out — without giving them a meaningful way to defend themselves.
If you want the long version—including how outside online actors and internal institutional dynamics fed into the pile-on—I've written it up with receipts and citations:
WHY I NEED HELP
Legal and records fights are expensive even when you do as much as possible yourself.
Court costs, filings, transcripts, document hosting, and public-records requests add up fast. And the institution has far more resources than I do.
And now, with the new collections action, I'm under direct financial pressure while trying to keep the case moving.
WHERE DONATIONS GO
- Court costs (filing/service fees, hearing transcripts, copies)
- Records requests (FERPA and Texas Public Information Act compliance fights)
- Technical/document work to preserve and publish primary documents responsibly
- Limited expert/legal consultation where needed
- Basic stability so I can keep pursuing this without being financially destroyed
WHY THIS MATTERS (EVEN IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ME)
You don't have to share my views about COVID or my politics to see the danger here:
If a taxpayer-funded institution can publicly stigmatize someone, make severe allegations "stick" in official records, obstruct access to the underlying record, and then grind them down financially, that's a due process and free speech problem bigger than me.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
- Donate whatever you can.
- Share this page with one person who cares about fairness.
- If you pray, please pray for endurance, clarity, and justice.
Thank you for helping me get through this so I can build a future again.
— Kevin
FAQ
1) Is this political?
You can disagree with me about COVID or politics. This fundraiser is about free speech, due process, accurate records, and transparency. The receipts live here: https://case.kevinnbass.com/
2) Why not just move on?
Because the official record hasn’t moved on. A medical-school dismissal notation and related stigma follow you everywhere. And now I’m also dealing with a new collections push while trying to keep the case moving.
3) What do donations pay for?
Court costs (filing/service fees), transcripts, document hosting/preservation, records requests (FERPA and Texas public records), and limited expert/legal consultation where needed, plus basic stability so I can keep pursuing the case.
4) What’s the best evidence?
Start with the case hub (primary documents + timeline): https://case.kevinnbass.com/
If you want the narrative version, start here: https://www.kevinnbass.com/p/the-record-and-the-wound-part-i-a
5) How will you update donors?
I’ll post updates on major milestones (filings, rulings, production of records) and periodic summaries (e.g., monthly) so supporters can see what’s happening and what the funds are enabling.
LINKS (for people who want receipts)
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