Professor Wins Legal Victory After Getting Fired for Criticizing Microaggressions
on“Any reasonable university official would have known that it was unconstitutional to discontinue [Hiers’s] employment because of his speech”...
“Any reasonable university official would have known that it was unconstitutional to discontinue [Hiers’s] employment because of his speech”...
"The meeting stemmed from recent racist threats on campus."...
"Something is clearly wrong at UNT."...
“microaggressions can target any marginalized group identity, such as race, socioeconomic class, gender, sexuality, nationality, citizenship, ability, etc.”...
“it’s been very difficult for students in general, but especially for students underrepresented in medicine.”...
"smaller acts such as microaggressions are also devoid of respect and thus violate the Code"...
"The school says it regularly creates these kinds of reading lists in response to requests from students"...
"Microaggressions seem to have become a catch-all label for anything that causes offense"...
“creating six such hires each year for the next three years to increase faculty diversity”...
"speculating on a possible improvement among post-secondary students’ attitudes following the eventual end of the coronavirus pandemic"...
“Don’t leave garbage lying around”...
"idea for the protest sprung from the Diversity Committee"...
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