Michigan professor placed on leave after racist remarks
Michigan professor placed on leave after racist remarks
A science professor at a Michigan university has been placed on administrative leave and is being investigated after denying the severity of the coronavirus and using racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs on Twitter.
David Eisler, president of Ferris State University, said Monday in a statement that Thomas Brennan was placed on leave Thursday for his “offensive” remarks.
“Individually and collectively we were shocked and outraged by these tweets,” Eisler said. “They are extremely offensive and run counter to the values of our University and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.”
The Torch, the university’s student-run newspaper, first reported last week about the professor’s tweets. According to the newspaper’s screenshots, Brennan tweeted anti-Semitic language and racist and homophobic slurs. One of Brennan’s tweets said: “Covid19 is another jewish revolution,” The Torch reported.
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A science professor at a Michigan university has been placed on administrative leave and is being investigated after denying the severity of the coronavirus and using racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs on Twitter. David Eisler, president of Ferris State University, said Monday in a statement that Thomas Brennan was placed on leave Thursday for his “offensive” remarks. “Individually and collectively we were shocked and outraged by these tweets,” Eisler said. “They are extremely offensive and run counter to the values of our University and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.” The Torch, the university’s student-run newspaper, first reported last week about the professor’s tweets. According to the newspaper’s screenshots, Brennan tweeted anti-Semitic language and racist and homophobic slurs. One of Brennan’s tweets said: “Covid19 is another jewish revolution,” The Torch reported. The Torch, the university’s student-run newspaper, first reported last week about the professor’s tweets. According to the newspaper’s screenshots, Brennan tweeted anti-Semitic language and racist and homophobic slurs. One of Brennan’s tweets said: “Covid19 is another jewish revolution,” The Torch reported.