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“The opinions presented in this Twitter account do not represent UC Merced or the University of California,” said a Dec. 29 statement from Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Gregg A. Camfield. “They were abhorrent and repugnant to us and to many of our colleagues and neighbors; they were harmful to our university, our students, and our years of work to build an inclusive and welcoming community.”
The statement also promised that the school would develop programming for the upcoming semester on antisemitism, free speech and hate speech.
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“The opinions presented in this Twitter account do not represent UC Merced or the University of California,” wrote Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz in a letter posted to the university’s website Tuesday evening. “They were abhorrent and repugnant to us and to many of our colleagues and neighbors; they were harmful to our university, our students, and our years of work to build an inclusive and welcoming community.
“We have called upon the dean and department chair to work with the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel to conduct an inquiry into potential violations of our standards, the UC Faculty Code of Conduct or other policies of the university, to determine what consequences are appropriate,” the letter stated. It was also signed by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Gregg A. Camfield.
UC Merced Announces Investigation Over Professorâs Anti-Semitic Tweets
UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Gregg A. Camfield announced in a December 29 statement that the university is launching an investigation into Engineering Professor Abbas Ghassemiâs tweets that âcrossed the lineâ into anti-Semitism.
Some of the tweets in question included an image of âThe Zionist Brainâ featuring a âHolocaust Memory Centreâ and a tweet stating that âthe Zionists and IsraHell interest have embedded themselves in every component of the American system.â
âThe opinions presented in this Twitter account do not represent UC Merced or the University of California,â Muñoz and Camfield said. âThey were abhorrent and repugnant to us and to many of our colleagues and neighbors; they were harmful to our university, our students, and our years of work to build an inclusive and welcoming