(JTA) Linfield University has fired a Jewish professor who accused the school’s president of making antisemitic remarks.
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a tenured professor who taught English literature at the small Oregon university, has accused Linfield President Miles K. Davis of making multiple antisemitic remarks in recent years. The antisemitism, he said, was partly a backlash to Pollack-Pelzner demanding that the school do more to address allegations of sexual assault against multiple university trustees, including Davis.
Pollack-Pelzner and a Linfield University spokesperson both confirmed to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that he had been fired but did not comment further. An email from Linfield Provost Susan Agre-Kippenhan to the school community, sent late Tuesday afternoon, said that a member of the faculty had been terminated for “serious breaches of the individual’s duty to the institution.”
A group backed by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel protested the unloading of a container ship.
However, the university responded by accusing the professor of lying, insisting that he had “deliberately circulated false statements about the university, its employees and its board.”
Central to Pollack-Plezner’s concerns about the university were the antisemitic remarks allegedly made to him by Linfield’s president, Miles K. Davis. In their interactions, Davis was said to have made comments about measuring the size of Jewish people’s noses, claimed that “some people” were overly sensitive to the appearance of swastikas on campus, and accused Pollack-Plezner of harboring a “secret agenda” to grab power.
April 27, 2021
Linfield fires professor who alleged antisemitism and mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations
Linfield University has fired Dr. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a tenured English professor and faculty member of the Board of Trustees who recently alleged he had experienced antisemitism from the president and board chair in the process of reporting sexual misconduct allegations against trustees to the board.
Linfield University told the News-Register the termination, made Tuesday afternoon, was for cause, claiming he has “engaged in conduct that is harmful to the university”; intentionally violated instructions to preserve the attorney-client privilege with respect to information that was entrusted to him in a position of trust and confidence; deliberately circulated false statements about the university, its employees and its board; refused to comply with university policies and, “in doing so, has been insubordinate and interfered with the university’s administra
Linfield University fires professor who reported allegations of antisemitism April 27, 2021 10:57 pm Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, an English literature professor at Linfield University, says he has been targeted with antisemitic attacks after calling out sexual harassment at the school. (Courtesy of Pollack-Pelzner)
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(JTA) Linfield University has fired a Jewish professor who accused the school’s president of making antisemitic remarks.
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a tenured professor who taught English literature at the small Oregon university, has accused Linfield President Miles K. Davis of making multiple antisemitic remarks in recent years. The antisemitism, he said, was partly a backlash to Pollack-Pelzner demanding that the school do more to address allegations of sexual assault against multiple university trustees, including Davis.
Bill proposes dental therapists to extend care in Oregon
House passes plan to create state-licensed occupation between hygienists and dentists.
A new class of dental therapists, working under the supervision of dentists, would be able to provide basic services under a bill that is halfway through the Oregon Legislature.
House Bill 2528 passed the House on a 38-17 vote Tuesday, April 27, and went to the Senate, where it may be further amended.
Oregon has been searching for alternatives to dental care for a decade, since the 2011 Legislature authorized the Oregon Health Authority to start pilot projects.
One such project started up in 2016, when the state agency allowed the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board to develop training of dental health aide therapists with the Alaska Dental Therapy Educational Program. The Alaska program, which started in 2004, also provided help for tribes in Washington, Idaho and Montana.