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University of Delaware Fires Part-Time Professor over Facebook Post

posted by martyb on Friday July 28 2017, @02:40PM   Printer-friendly
from the karma-gonna-get-ya dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The University of Delaware is cutting ties with a part-time professor who provoked a controversial firestorm for saying North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier "deserved" to die.

The Newark school said it will not re-hire Katherine Dettwyler, the adjunct faculty member who blasted the 22-year-old student as "young, white, rich, clueless" in a since-deleted Facebook post Tuesday.

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The school's statement (pdf):

The comments of Katherine Dettwyler do not reflect the values or position of the University of Delaware. We condemn any and all messages that endorse hatred and convey insensitivity toward a tragic event such as the one that Otto Warmbier and his family suffered.

The University of Delaware values respect and civility and we are committed to global education and study abroad; therefore, we find these comments particularly distressing and inconsistent with our values. Our sympathies are with the Warmbier family.

Also at; CBS News.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Friday July 28 2017, @03:25PM (1 child)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday July 28 2017, @03:25PM (#545801) Journal

    I remember thinking when they brought him back in a coma that his surname was a bad omen: "Warm beer."

    Death is a crazy high price for tomfoolery, even if you're doing it in an insane asylum like North Korea. The lesson here is don't go to places like that.

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  • (Score: 2) by KGIII on Friday July 28 2017, @05:40PM

    by KGIII (5261) on Friday July 28 2017, @05:40PM (#545879) Journal

    I don't think the kid deserved to die, but I am not surprised by the outcome of his actions.

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