DePaul University fires biology professor over assignment about Israel-Hamas war Fox News
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Rep.NancyMace,R-S.C.weighsinonPresidentBiden’striptoFrance,theadministrationurgingHamastoacceptacease-firedealwithIsraelandherexpectationsfortheG-7summit.
DePaulUniversitysaysithasfiredapart-timebiologyprofessoraftershegaveanoptionalassignmenttostudentslastmonthaskingthemtowriteabouttheimpactof“genocideinGazaonhumanhealthandbiology.”
AninvestigationintotheassignmentofferedbyAnned’Aquino“foundithadnegativelyaffectedthelearningenvironmentbyintroducingextraneouspoliticalmaterialthatwasoutsidethescopeoftheacademicsubjectasoutlinedinthecurriculum,”accordingtotheschool.
“Theclasswasprovidedanewinstructor,andthefacultymemberhasbeenreleasedfromtheirappointmentasapart-timefacultymember,”DePaulUniversitysaidinastatementtoTheAssociatedPress,addingthatsomestudents“expressedsignificantconcern”aboutpoliticsinascienceclassonhowmicroorganismscausedisease.