Anne d’Aquino told students they could write about the impact of “genocide in Gaza on human health and biology' even though it didn't fit the theme of the class.
CHICAGO — DePaul University said it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the Israel-Hamas war.
“We investigated the matter, spoke with the faculty member, and found it had negatively affected the learning environment by introducing extraneous political material that was outside the scope of the academic subject as outlined in the curriculum,” DePaul said Friday in a statement. “The class was provided a new instructor, and the faculty member has been released from their appointment as a part-time faculty member,” DePaul said.“My termination was a breach of my academic freedom and another example of this administration’s efforts to twist any discussions of Palestine and Palestinian liberation language into false claims of antisemitism,” d’Aquino said at the demonstration.
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