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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.
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.
(Score: 2) by wisnoskij on Friday July 28 2017, @05:28PM (1 child)
Well at least it is better than saying anything in RL, at least on FB you have proof of what you actually said, and it is less likely to attract controversy than a news interview or youtube vblog post.
Far more professors have been fired to speaking in RL than have been fired over a FB post.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday July 29 2017, @08:29AM
RL = Real-Life as in the coffee break? or official interviews?
So don't do news interviews or online video blog?
Or at least discuss NP hardness but never what you think about social issues etc.
In a high tension climate the best move many times is to not play. And thus not communicate with your ass attached to any message.
Only do communication about factual stuff.