DePaul Sociology Professor Angrily Resigns Over Milo Visit

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2016-05-28 01:01

Article here. Excerpt:

'Dr. Shu-Ju Ada Cheng, an Associate Professor of Sociology at DePaul University has announced her intention to resign from her post, accusing the University President of “reinforcing existing inequalities” due to his support for the free and equal exchange of ideas.

In a message posted on Facebook, Dr. Cheng claimed free speech is a “delusional” idea rooted in “market ideology.” She said “incidents over the past two days” — a reference to Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos’ chaos-stricken visit to campus earlier this week — were a “symptom of historical institutional racism."

Following the disruption of Milo’s event, University President issued a lukewarm statement, slamming Yiannopoulos’ political views but apologizing to the College Republicans, who hosted the speaker, for the disruption to their event caused by threats of violence and protests. It appears this apology is what has upset Dr. Cheng.'

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If a sociology prof quits in the middle of a forest because she objects to the free exchange of ideas in college, does anyone care?

Answer: No.

Way I see it, DePaul just saved itself over $200k in salary and benefits. Good luck to her getting a new job anyplace else other than McDonald's (and with automation replacing jobs as fast as it is, even that won't be an option for long).

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2016-05-28 13:05