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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 DeathMonkey on Friday July 28 2017, @06:23PM (1 child)
Especially considering that the University's product IS this person.
I'm much less likely to want a professor who's publishing stupid crap on the internet.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 29 2017, @12:20AM
Are you sure about this? Second paper drafts are due next week, and there will be an exam on chapters 5-9.