(FORTUNE Magazine) – Olan Rand's crime . . . was a crime of procrastination, according to his lawyer. Rand, an art history instructor at Northwestern University, never got around to letting the federal government know his mother had died, and so he collected $33,000 ((of her)) Social Security checks . . . Rand . . . has pleaded guilty to theft. But ((his)) lawyer is trying to get . . . his job back, saying Northwestern wrongly dismissed Rand . . . because of his conviction. That transgression was the result of procrastination, which is a manifestation of depression, ((his lawyer)) is arguing . . . ''Professor Rand is an individual with a disability,'' ((says)) a complaint filed . . . with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission . . . Rand, who taught at N.U. for 30 years, lives alone . . . ((his lawyer)) said. He is able to pay his bills with checks, but does not reconcile his checking account. -- From an article in the Chicago Tribune.