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Babson College
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Babson College: Adjunct Faculty Member Terminated Over Facebook Post About Iran
January 13, 2020
On January 7, 2020, following President Trump’s tweeted threat to bomb 52 Iranian cultural sites, Babson College professor Asheen Phansey posted privately on his personal Facebook page: “In retaliation, Ayatollah Khomeni should tweet a list of 52 sites of beloved American cultural heritage that he would bomb. Um… Mall of America? …Kardashian residence?” After the… Read more
Babson College: Students Charged With Harassment Over Pro-Trump Expression
December 19, 2016
Two Babson College students were charged with harassment and disorderly conduct after they drove around Wellesley College’s campus on the day following the 2016 election waving a “Trump” flag and shouting slogans associated with Donald Trump’s campaign.
Babson College falsely claims faculty member fired over Iran Facebook post was not a faculty member
January 24, 2020
Yesterday, a number of civil liberties organizations, joined by a diverse range of artists and academics, called on Babson College to rescind its termination of Asheen Phansey, an adjunct faculty member fired over a Facebook post lampooning President Trump’s threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites. The American Association of University Professors also wrote separately to… Read more
Civil liberties advocates, celebrities sign letter defending professor fired by Babson College, whose claimed ‘cooperation’ with police is in doubt
January 23, 2020
Five civil liberties organizations — together with some 160 authors, artists, and academics — are coming to the defense of Asheen Phansey, the adjunct faculty member terminated by Babson College over a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post criticizing President Trump’s Iran rhetoric. The open letter, sent by anti-censorship group PEN America to Babson College yesterday, calls Phansey’s… Read more
So to Speak podcast, episode 102: Cultural sites, slurs, antisemitism, and Title IX
January 22, 2020
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by FIRE’s Robert Shibley, Samantha Harris, and Will Creeley to discuss: the firing of a faculty member at Babson College for a satirical Facebook post; the punishment of two students at the University of Connecticut for the use of a racial… Read more
Babson College abandons freedom of expression, fires professor over Facebook post criticizing Trump threat to bomb Iran cultural sites
January 9, 2020
At Babson College, the climate of freedom of expression feels like 2003 all over again. Today, the college announced its completion of a “thorough investigation” — which started yesterday — into an adjunct professor’s Facebook post. As a result of its investigation, the college has terminated the professor. The professor’s post was a response to… Read more
Babson College Finds Students Not Responsible for Harassment in Post-Election Speech Case
December 19, 2016
Two Babson College students have been found not responsible for student conduct charges relating to their post-Election Day drive through the campus of Wellesley College, FIRE has confirmed. During that drive, Babson students Edward Tomasso and Parker Rand-Ricciardi displayed a “Trump 2016” flag and shouted pro-Trump slogans, choosing the campus of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary… Read more
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