From the Emory Wheel: The University Senate Committee for Open Expression started an investigation into the termination of an Emory University School of Medicine faculty member on Sept. 18. Emory University terminated the professor due to social media posts that “caused concern” within the campus community, according to a statement from School of Medicine Dean Sandra Wong addressed to medical school staff. The University did not confirm the identity of the terminated professor. However, School of Medicine Associate Professor Anna Kenney posted comments on Facebook regarding the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political figure, which garnered scrutiny from U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.). The University removed Kenney’s faculty profile on the School of Medicine website.
Following the termination, University Senate President Noëlle McAfee authored an open letter on Sept. 18 requesting that the Committee for Open Expression Chair Sasha Volokh* investigate the termination. The committee shared its preliminary opinion with the senate on Sept. 23, finding that the termination of the medical school professor likely violated the Open Expression Policy...
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*Note: Sasha is the brother of UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh, co-founder with Eugene of the Volokh Conspiracy libertarian blog.
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