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Cypress College
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Cypress College: Professor Placed On Leave Following Viral Video of Classroom Exchange With Student About Police
May 14, 2021
On April 30, 2021, Cypress College placed adjunct professor Faryha Salim on administrative leave after a video of the professor’s exchange with a student during a Human Communication class was widely criticized online. The college said Salim was not being punished and that the leave was for safety reasons, even though Salim’s classes were taught… Read more
FIRE demands answers from Cypress College over cancelled professor
May 14, 2021
A viral video of a tense exchange between a student and an adjunct professor led California’s Cypress College to place the faculty member on administrative leave, cancelling their online classes in the name of “safety.” Video of the encounter, which was uploaded to YouTube, shows the student and professor debating whether police are heroes, and… Read more
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