Over 700 University of Michigan faculty sign open letter protesting administration witch hunt against composer and Professor Bright Sheng

The open letter from UM faculty takes a principled stand in defense of Sheng, demanding that the university reinstate Sheng to his undergraduate course in composition and make a public apology both for the sanctions taken against him and the outrageous charges of racism.

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