Post by Logan on Mar 21, 2016 6:56:31 GMT -6
Kansas professor who used racial slur in class is cleared of wrongdoing
A University of Kansas professor will get to keep her job after using a racial slur in class last fall, upsetting a group of graduate students, who said she has a history of discriminatory behavior and needs to be fired.
After a four-month investigation, the university’s Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access notified Andrea Quenette on Friday that her actions did not violate the school’s nondiscrimination and racial and ethnic harassment policies, according to the Lawrence Journal-World.
Quenette, an assistant professor of communication studies, had been on paid leave since Nov. 12, when she used the “n-word” during a discussion about how to talk to undergraduate students on college campuses about sensitive racial issues.
She told the Journal-Word that she thought the university’s investigation was fair and that she is looking forward to returning to work.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/20/kansas-professor-who-used-racial-slur-in-class-is-cleared-of-wrongdoing/
A University of Kansas professor will get to keep her job after using a racial slur in class last fall, upsetting a group of graduate students, who said she has a history of discriminatory behavior and needs to be fired.
After a four-month investigation, the university’s Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access notified Andrea Quenette on Friday that her actions did not violate the school’s nondiscrimination and racial and ethnic harassment policies, according to the Lawrence Journal-World.
Quenette, an assistant professor of communication studies, had been on paid leave since Nov. 12, when she used the “n-word” during a discussion about how to talk to undergraduate students on college campuses about sensitive racial issues.
She told the Journal-Word that she thought the university’s investigation was fair and that she is looking forward to returning to work.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/20/kansas-professor-who-used-racial-slur-in-class-is-cleared-of-wrongdoing/