That Fresno State perfesser who dissed Barbara Bush and wished death to the entire Bush family on social media the other day may be about to learn something herself:
While Jarrar bragged that she can’t be fired from her tenured position as an English professor at Fresno State, the university’s president said that’s false. “This was beyond free speech,” Fresno State president Joseph Castro said April 18 at a press conference. “This was disrespectful.”
Castro added: “A professor with tenure does not have blanket protection to say and do what they wish. We are all held accountable for our actions.”
Castro echoed the sentiments of Fresno State’s Chief Academic Officer, Lynnette Zelezny, who underscored that tenured professors can indeed be fired. “Does tenure mean that you technically cannot be fired?” Zelezny said. “The answer to that is no. You can be fired.”
Let's hope Fresno State follows through. She's on leave for this semester; one hopes they make that leave permanent.
