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Professor on Leave After Nazi Gas Chamber Exam Question

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — A chemistry professor whose exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust has taken a leave of absence, Middlebury College said. The Vermont liberal arts college said that it's investigating under the terms of...

No Discipline For Fresno State Prof After Bush Bashing Twitter Storm

Controversial Fresno State creative writing professor Randa Jarrar won't be disciplined for tweets made following the death of first lady Barbara Bush, university President Joe Castro announced in a letter posted on social media Tuesday. "Professor Jarrar’s conduct was insensitive, inappropriate and an embarrassment to the university. I know her...

Fresno State Students Return, React to Maischak Tweets

It’s 10 a.m. on a Monday morning in the Social Science Building at Fresno State. Normally, students would be settled in for Professor Lars Maischak’s American History 11 class. But, events of the past week have made this lecture anything but normal. Maischak is the professor who made controversial tweets...

Fresno State Students Return, React to Maischak Tweets

It’s 10 a.m. on a Monday morning in the Social Science Building at Fresno State. Normally, students would be settled in for Professor Lars Maischak’s American History 11 class. But, events of the past week have made this lecture anything but normal. Maischak is the professor who made controversial tweets...

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