San Diego State University has been praised and criticized for its decision to reassign a professor who used racial epithets in a course about language and racism.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported complaints from students who took issue with the use of racist language in an academic context led to the university's decision.
Following the decision, the Philadelphia-based civil rights group FIRE alleged that the University was violating the rights of the professor by reassigning him in the first place.
The issue highlights a growing tension on college campuses between academic freedoms, first amendment protections and concerns over cultural insensitivity.
The San Diego Union-Tribune Reporter Gary Robbins joined Midday Edition on Friday with more on the story.
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San Diego State was praised and criticized for its decision to reassign a professor over racial epithets used in a course about language and racism. A Philadelphia-based civil rights group says SDSU violated the professor’s First Amendment rights. -
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