Those unmentionable "wetbacks" are still roiling Brandeis

Brandeis university administrators earlier this year attacked a professor (Donald Hindley) because he mentioned the term "wetbacks" in class. He mentioned it only to describe it as derogatory. He was CONDEMNING use of the term, in other words. But he was threatened with dismissal just for mentioning the word.

Fortunately, the faculty had some guts and united behind the accused professor -- causing the administrators to back down somewhat. They sent the professor a brief letter saying that they now considered the matter closed -- without saying why or admitting any error. At no time did they give the professor a proper hearing or admit that he had done nothing wrong.

Most people concerned are still very unhappy over the affair and want the moronic deeds of the administrators decisively disowned and rejected by the university president. They want a clear "not guilty" verdict for Prof. Hindley from President Reinharz. That he has so far refused to give. So FIRE is still on his tail. See here

If you read the Hebrew prophets of the Old Testament, you will see that the prophets often condemned the Israelites for being "stiff necked". President Jehuda Reinharz would appear to have inherited that foolish tendency.