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The incident occurred during a virtual conference of the Society of Historical Archaeology, whose members were discussing the accessibility of their virtual sessions during the coronavirus pandemic.
When Schuyler objected to a University of York graduate student steering the discussion away from issues concerning in-person gatherings, the professor raised his hand and said, Seig heil to you.
Following the incident, Penn initiated a review to determine the appropriate course of action for Schuyler. In the interim, the school cancelled Schuyler s scheduled courses for the spring semester.
A change.org petition created by Penn students called for Schuyler s termination and collected more than 1,900 signatures. The graduate student seen in the Zoom video also wrote an open letter to the university, joined by two of her colleagues, that called for Schuyler to be placed on administrative leave and ultimately terminated.
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Robert Schuyler (bottom right) has retired after using a Nazi phrase and salute during the opening plenary of a virtual archaeology conference. LIZ QUINLAN
Archaeologist who used Nazi salute retires
Jan. 26, 2021 , 3:20 PM
Earlier this month, Robert Schuyler, an archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), sparked a storm of criticism when he used a Nazi salute and phrase during the plenary session of the Society for Historical Archaeology’s (SHA’s) annual meeting. Yesterday afternoon, UPenn updated a statement about the incident, saying Schuyler has retired from the university. Kathleen Morrison, chair of UPenn’s anthropology department, also tweeted the news but declined to comment further. Schuyler did not respond to requests from
The letter was co-authored by University of York Ph.D. candidate Liz Quinlan, the speaker that Prof. Robert Schuyler engaged in a brief altercation with at the Society for Historical Archaeology conference before he used the Nazi phrase and salute.