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Holy fucking shit! But, seriously, this does not sound like a firing offense, though it would be grounds for some disciplinary action. Is there more to this story?
(Thanks to David Ross for the pointer.)
Here's a more informative article than the CHE's that's also not behind a paywall.
http://theadvocate.com/news/12669113-123/lsu-professor-fired-for-using
Somebody needs to organize a national "curse at your students" day.
It seems like there wasn't even a warning, so how can tenure be overturned so easily? I hope the answer is it can't, and she is reinstated and make the university pay. Maybe there's more to this, although it certainly doesn't seem like it.
According to the Chronicle, she's been accused of sexual harassment. I think we should always believe reports of sexual harassment, and I don't think firing is an inappropriate response to sexual harassment.
Sooooo, if a cynical university administrator were to fire someone for parking in his spot, then cover his posterior his ass by telling the press that it was an instance sexual harassment?
Please tell me that the previous post is somebody making an attempt at satire.
BL COMMENT: I'm skeptical about the sincerity of the prior comment as well.
Perhaps Anon Fem really meant 'we should always find initial reports of sexual harassment credible, but seek further information and, upon attaining further information, adjust our credence accordingly'…
I strongly suspect this professor crossed a line. But I don't put it past the realm of possibility that this is another case of hyper-sensitivity gone wrong.
The hypocrisy exhibited by putative adults over foul language will never cease to amaze me. I have to believe that the Puritans gave less of a shit. But it is poetic justice that the name of the LSU system president is F. King.
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