Well said, Grumpy. Tenure is designed and needed to protect academic freedom in teaching and research. What this professor is spouting--black are inferior to whites, women are dumber than men, America should attract and retain only white people, Asians suck--is neither teaching, research, nor arguments she's making tied to the law she teaches. They're vile racist and sexist statements designed solely to seek attention and stir the pot, and I believe the university has ever right to discipline her up to and including termination for it.
Well said, Grumpy. Tenure is designed and needed to protect academic freedom in teaching and research. What this professor is spouting--black are inferior to whites, women are dumber than men, America should attract and retain only white people, Asians suck--is neither teaching, research, nor arguments she's making tied to the law she teaches. They're vile racist and sexist statements designed solely to seek attention and stir the pot, and I believe the university has ever right to discipline her up to and including termination for it.