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Augsburg University
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Augsburg University: Professor Suspended After Discussion of Racial Slur
February 11, 2019
A professor is suspended for saying a racial slur in a discussion of whether the word should be used.
UPDATE: Augsburg professor removed from classroom for discussion of racial slur will return to teaching
March 15, 2019
Augsburg University professor Phillip Adamo, who was removed from the classroom after a discussion about a racial slur, will return to the classroom. Augsburg’s student newspaper, The Echo, reported last Saturday that while Adamo would be replaced in his administrative role as the director of the honors program in the fall, he would be permitted… Read more
FIRE calls on Augsburg University to reinstate professor suspended for in-class discussion about racial slur
February 11, 2019
Academic freedom is under threat at Augsburg University, where a professor has been removed from his post as director of the Honors Program and suspended indefinitely from the classroom after using a racial slur in the context of a discussion about the use of the word. Today, FIRE wrote to Augsburg, calling on the university… Read more