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The lawsuit filed this week is the second free speech lawsuit filed against the North Texas community college in two months. In separate filings, both professors claim that their First Amendment rights were violated for public statements they made outside the classroom.
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Faculty dismissals at Collin College under review by national professors’ association
Faculty dismissals at Collin College under review by national professors’ association
School faces scrutiny after pushing out three professors critical of the administration’s handling of COVID-19 and free speech
The American Association of University Professors is reviewing concerns about free speech at Collin College after the school dismissed professors who criticized the administration. The association is assembling a committee that will look into the dismissal and non-renewal of contracts for two faculty members and determine whether the school violated the association’s standards and principles.(Louis DeLuca / Staff Photographer)
For months, Collin College has weathered a wave of criticism over its decision to terminate female faculty members who had criticized the school. Now, the fight is heating up again.
Two of the college’s board trustees have called for a vote on whether to reinstate former professors Audra Heaslip and Dr. Suzanne Jones.
The move comes shortly after labor union leaders and progressive political figures jumped into the fray. They rallied in Plano on April 25, calling for several professors to be reinstated and asking voters to back three challengers in Saturday’s May 1 election on the board of trustees.