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Texas professor put on leave after complaints over pro-Palestine talk sues school to keep job

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A tenure-track assistant professor who was put on administrative leave last year after the university allegedly received complaints and allegations in connection to a talk he gave on the Israel-Palestine conflict, has sued Texas State University over his termination. Idris Robinson, assistant professor of philosophy, is accusing school officials of violating his free speech and … Read more

NYC professor on leave after ‘abhorrent’ remarks 

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Hunter College places professor on leave after ‘abhorrent’ remarks about Black students

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Hunter College said on Wednesday that it placed a professor on leave days after their remarks about Black students surfaced in a local public school meeting. The president of the New York City public university, Nancy Cantor, said in a statement that a professor was placed on leave pending the university’s investigation of “abhorrent remarks” … Read more

Larry Summers to resign as Harvard University professor amid Epstein fallout

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Larry Summers, the former treasury secretary and noted economist, announced Wednesday he plans to resign from his role as a tenured professor at Harvard University — a move that comes amid growing scrutiny on his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I have made the difficult decision to retire from my Harvard professorship at … Read more