A part-time biology professor has been fired by DePaul University over an optional assignment that asked students to write about the biological impacts of ‘genocide’ in Gaza.
“The class was provided a new instructor, and the faculty member has been released from their appointment as a part-time faculty member,” DePaul University said in a statement to The Associated Press, adding that some students “expressed significant concern” about politics in a science class on how microorganisms cause disease.
About 50 people protested last Thursday in support of her, waving Palestinian flags, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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