Cincinnati professor who called COVID-19 "the Chinese virus" loses job
The University of Cincinnati did not renew a contract with a professor accused of calling COVID-19 “the Chinese virus” in a September email to a student, according to university spokesperson M.B. Reilly.
Our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer say that the university launched an investigation after third-year engineering student Evan Sotzing emailed then College of Engineering and Applied Science adjunct instructor John Ucker that he would have to miss an in-person lab due to possible COVID-19 exposure.
In emails forwarded to The Enquirer, Sotzing wrote that he had been told not to attend any in-person classes for two weeks.
“For students testing positive for the chinese (sic) virus, I will give no grade,” Ucker responded.
Sotzing posted a screenshot of the email on social media, which received nearly 200,000 interactions. Shortly afterward, UC’s Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, John Weidner, said he was “looking into it” and referred the matter for review to the university’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Access. That department handles inquiries regarding discrimination, harassment or retaliation based on disability, race, color, religion, national origin and other identities, according to their website.
“These types of xenophobic comments and stigmatizations around location or ethnicity are more than troubling. We can better protect and care for all when we speak about COVID-19 with both accuracy and empathy – something we should all strive for,” Weidner wrote to The Enquirer at the time.
https://www.fox19.com/2021/03/22/uc-professor-who-called-covid-chinese-virus-not-asked-return/
**************************************Sharon Osbourne leaves The Talk after internal investigation
Sharon Osbourne will no longer appear on the popular show The Talk following investigations into the star’s on-air meltdown earlier this month and disturbing allegations of racism her by colleagues.
CBS said the embattled media personality “has decided to leave The Talk” due to the outcome of the internal review, further stating that Osbourne’s behaviour “did not align with our values for a respectful workplace”.
The 68-year-old is signing off from the show after 11 years, having joined the panel when it first aired in 2010.
During the now-infamous March 10 dust-up, Osbourne passionately defended famous friend Piers Morgan for his comments about Meghan Markle’s explosive Oprah Winfrey interview.
The panel were debating whether Morgan’s comments were racist, resulting in an outburst from Osbourne during which she talked over her co-host Sheryl Underwood several times.
“I will ask you again, Sheryl – I’ve been asking you during the break, and I’m asking you again. And don’t try and cry, because if anyone should be crying, it should be me,” she screamed at black co-host Sheryl Underwood as the conservation heated up.
“You tell me, educate me, when you have heard (Piers) say racist things. Educate me! Tell me!”
The outburst prompted swift backlash with viewers, with one dubbing it a “career-ending” meltdown.
The US talk show then cancelled its episodes on Monday, March 15, and Tuesday, March 16, to probe further into the matter.
“We are committed to a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace,” CBS said in a previous statement to Fox News. “All matters related to the Wednesday episode of The Talk are currently under internal review.”
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1 comment:
Freedom of Speech not allowed in Universities Do we need anymore reasons to defund these places of Liberal Brainwashing/Indoctrination
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