Indiana University has received hundreds of requests calling for a controversial professor to be fired -- but the school says that, while the professor does not represent its values, he is protected by the First Amendment.
Indiana University has received hundreds of requests calling for a controversial professor to be fired, and a provost has called his views"racist, sexist and homophobic." But the school says that, while the professor does not represent its values, he is protected by the First Amendment.
Eric Rasmusen is a professor of business economics and public policy at Indiana University, where he's been teaching since 1992. He recently came under fire after he tweeted an article from Unz.com -- which calls itself a collection of"controversial perspectives" excluded from mainstream media -- called "Are Women Destroying Academia? Probably.
— Eric Rasmusen November 7, 2019 The article argues that women are more conformist, sympathetic and empathetic than men -- making them unsuitable for academia. Twitter users pushed back. It received more than 380 replies, with comments ranging from"ok boomer" to others questioning if Rasmusen is fit to be a professor and teach students from minority groups.
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