"We write as members of the Law School faculty concerning the Faculty Senate’s call, in its May 7 resolution, for 'the University to request that all charges against the demonstrators be dropped' in connection with the May 1 police action on our campus."
In light of the revelation that Wax has filed a grievance against Penn Carey Law Dean Ruger, the DP examined the Faculty Handbook to break down how these procedures work.
Institutions issue recommendations on when and how departments should make political statements, if at all. This guidance generally urges caution, citing academic freedom risks.
In the weeks and months after the death of George Floyd a vicious and malicious cancel culture purge swept academia, with professors who expressed views not in complete sync with radical campus [.]