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The case of Professor Johnny Williams at Trinity College (Connecticut) was one among a growing number of cases in which a faculty member's social-media posts became the subject of reports in conservative news outlets that focus on drawing attention to perceived left-wing bias in academia. Follo...

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Published in:	Academe 2018-07, Vol.104, p.51-53
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Academic freedom Academic standards African Americans Civil Rights College campuses College faculty Faculty Handbooks Faculty Organizations Freedom of speech Graduate Study Leaves of Absence Legislation Liberal Arts Mythology Presidents Private Colleges Publicity Racism School Publications Sentences Social networks Suspension Tenure White supremacy
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Summary:	The case of Professor Johnny Williams at Trinity College (Connecticut) was one among a growing number of cases in which a faculty member's social-media posts became the subject of reports in conservative news outlets that focus on drawing attention to perceived left-wing bias in academia. Following such reports, individual faculty members and their institutions have become the objects of campaigns of online harassment, including death threats. On June 16, Professor Williams posted a link on Facebook to an anonymous article titled "Let Them Fucking Die" published on the website Medium. After noting that the US Capitol police officer wounded in the June 2017 shooting attack on the Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria VA, was an African American lesbian, the article pointed out that she was wounded protecting the life of a Republican congressman who had reportedly addressed a white supremacist meeting in 2002 and who has a record of voting against legislation that promotes LGBTQ rights.
ISSN:	0190-2946 2162-5247