TERMINATION DATE

INSTITUTION TYPE

SOURCE OF CRITICISM

TERMINATION TYPE

University of North Carolina - Wilmington

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-4th-circuit/1562438.html

University of Colorado

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19940243/ns/us_news-education/t/professor-fired-after--nazi-comparison/

Louisana State University

Criticized the federal government's preparation for and response to Hurricaine Katrina

https://www.aaup.org/report/academic-freedom-and-tenure-louisiana-state-university-baton-rouge

Marquette University

http://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/catholic-marquette-university-hires-lesbian-dean-rescinds-offer/story?id=10742162

University of Florida

Told students that Latin American women dress more provocatively than American women

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/22/uf-professor-fired-for-in_n_735645.html

Towson University

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-03-03/news/bal-md.towson03mar03_1_racial-slur-deverick-murray-marina-cooper

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/09/university-illinois-instructor-fired-catholic-beliefs.html

San Jose City College

https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/07/22/professor-fired-over-offensive-views-of-homosexuality-gets-100000-but-not-her-job-back/

Harvard University

Wrote an editorial for an Indian newspaper that suggested the removal of a mosque as a way of ending Islamic terrorism

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/fired_harvard_professor_lashes.html

Westchester Community College

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2018/09/27/westchester-community-college-lawsuit/1423539002/

Kristofer Petersen-Overton

Brooklyn College

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/nyregion/28prof.html

Florida Atlantic University

Had students step on a piece paper with the word "Jesus" written on it as part of class exercise

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/06/24/florida-atlantic-rehires-adjunct-center-controversy-over-class-exercise

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/13/u-illinois-settles-professor-unhired-controversial-comments-twitter

Cameron University

Accused a faculty member of racism, argued that his department was hostile to diversity

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/03/12/cameron-u-professor-sues-first-amendment-violations

Cedarville University

Joked about John Boehner's name (comparing it to "boner") in the context of a primary challenge to Boehner's right

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/04/29/cedarville-fires-adjunct-over-anti-boehner-ad

Northwest Nazarene University

http://www.kansascity.com/living/religion/article95603322.html

Community College of Philadelphia

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/10/14/professor-suspended-black-lives-matter-divya-nair/

Yale University

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/us/yale-lecturer-resigns-after-email-on-halloween-costumes.html

Bucks County Community College

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=6765

Claremont McKenna College

https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolasmedinamora/claremont-mckenna-college-dean-resigns-amid-student-protests?utm_term=.iqarAxm7a#.qs7v1O9qx

Lousiana State University

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/09/02/aaup-report-alleges-violations-academic-freedom-due-process-new-report-professors

Wheaton College

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/08/wheaton-illinois-and-professor-it-moved-fire-reach-agreement-her-resign

Univeristy of Missouri

Called for the forced removal of student journalists from campus; yelled at local police

Anti-conservative; anti-law enforcement

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/02/26/u-missouri-board-votes-fire-melissa-click-assistant-professor and https://www.aaup.org/report/academic-freedom-and-tenure-university-missouri-columbia

Pacific Union College

Invited atheist guest lecturer, expressed disagreement with the university's stance on homosexuality

https://spectrummagazine.org/article/2016/05/04/protest-and-consequences-pacific-union-college

Oberlin College

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/16/oberlin-fires-joy-karega-following-investigation-her-anti-semitic-statements-social

Spalding University

Criticized administration for failing to warn faculty of color about a potentially dangerous student

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/05/16/aaup-spalding-u-fired-tenured-professor-asking-why-it-hadnt-notified-minority

Gordon College

Critized administration for supporting a religious exemption from federal health insurance regulations

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/04/29/gordon-professor-says-she-was-punished-criticizing-colleges-request-exemption https://dailynous.com/2016/09/13/barthold-retaliation-case-settled/

Rutgers University

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/11/21/rutgers-places-adjunct-leave-tweets-he-says-were-based-rhetoric-president-elect

Marquette University

Criticized a graduate student on his personal blog and posted her contact information

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/03/25/marquette-suspends-controversial-faculty-blogger-requires-him-apologize

University of Kansas

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/05/18/professor-says-she-was-fired-over-well-intentioned-ill-received-class-discussion

University of Rochester

Facebook comment informing anti-Trump students that they are anti-American

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/11/15/professor-offered-to-send-trump-protesters-to-canada-if-they-promise-never-to-come-back/?utm_term=.9be6efc90e41

Kean University

http://nj1015.com/are-you-offended-fired-professor-attacks-keans-extreme-political-correctness/

Concordia University

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/10/10/one-professor-fired-another-criticized-comments-related-race

Yale University

http://www.businessinsider.com/nicholas-christakis-resigned-yale-2016-5

Troy University

Positively referenced a colleague intent on "taking down" the state's pension program

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/07/13/professor-loses-chairmanship-over-recorded-comments-free-enterprise-convention

Moody Bible Institute

https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511322578-female-ex-instructor-sues-moody-bible-institute-says-wrongly-fired-for-advocating-gender-equality

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/07/24/bryan-college-faces-more-turmoil-response-firing-much-loved-longtime-professor

University of Tampa

Tweet calling Hurricane Harvey "karma" for Texas voters who supported GOP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/08/29/university-fires-professor-who-suggested-harvey-was-karma-for-texas-republicans/?utm_term=.4d439ec7e839

University of Kentucky

https://wfpl.org/uk-professor-says-fired-criticizing-bevins-medicaid-changes/

Evergreen State College

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10265

George Ciccariello-Maher

Drexel University

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/12/29/professor-who-tweeted-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-white-genocide-resigns-after-year-of-threats/

Yale University

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/us/yale-dean-yelp-white-trash.html

Margaret DeWeese-Boyd

Gordon College

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/09/professor-complaint-over-gay-rights-roils-gordon-college/rQg4kYuTxxEW54Lo6PHALI/story.html

Rutgers University

http://www.nj.com/education/2017/12/rutgers_professor_accused_of_anti-semitic_rants_st.html

Austin Community College

Tweeted that he would be "ok" if Secretary Betsy Devos was sexually assaulted

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9742

Franciscan University of Steubenville

https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/new-pro-life-movement-co-founder-loses-job-attacked-online

Brigham Young University, Idaho

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/07/19/mormon-university-instructor-fired-after-facebook-post-supporting-lgbt-rights-she-says/?utm_term=.540fa46036c5

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

http://www.omaha.com/news/education/lecturer-accused-of-harassing-conservative-student-will-no-longer-work/article_0a127208-cbfa-11e7-89dd-2b859c3ef2bd.html

University of Delaware

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/26/katherine-dettwyler-university-prof-fired-said-ott/

John Jay College

Cancellation of course, suspended, non-renewal

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/18/john-jay-college-puts-adjunct-leave-over-tweet-about-teaching-future-dead-cops

Montclair University

Tweets criticizing Trump and expressing wish that someone would shoot him

Removal of courses and cancelling of contract

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/08/02/montclair-state-removes-courses-adjunct-whose-tweet-became-controversial

California State University, Fresno

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/04/13/fresno-state-and-secret-service-are-investigating-untenured-lecturer-who-said

Essex Community College

http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/06/college_defends_firing_professor_after_fox_news_ap.html

Dartmouth College

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/05/23/popular-native-american-studies-scholar-declines-deanship-dartmouth-amid-concerns

University of Maryland

https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/09/25/pro-israel-university-of-maryland-professor-dismissed-after-complaining-of-religious-discrimination-plans-legal-action/

Duke University

http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/divinity-school-professor-resigns-after-dispute-with-colleagues-about-diversity-training-calling-it-a-waste

Evergreen State College

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/09/18/evergreen-professor-receives-500000-settlement

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Racist/Sexist/Homophobic/Transphobic

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/07/24/debate-over-art-teaching-and-prejudice-school-art-institute-chicago

University of California, Los Angeles

Made critical comments in class about UCLA administration and its support for Title IX

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-Did-a-UCLA-Instructor-With/240521

Johns Hopkins University

Cancellation of course, barred from entering campus, non-renewal of contract

http://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2016/12/university-suspends-professor-for-hostile-classroom-environment/

Moreno Valley College

Discussed and presented students with material about homosexuality and same-sex marriage

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/november/california-professor-fired-for-challenging-students-beliefs-about-sexuality-is-reinstated

Florida Atlantic University

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/12/12/jury-rejects-lawsuit-sandy-hook-denier-who-was-fired-university

New Jersey Institute of Technology

https://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/09/who_is_new_jerseys_alt-right_professor.html

US Naval Academy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/naval-academy-fires-tenured-professor-citing-shirtless-photos-shared-with-students/2018/08/24/e57a52f0-a7a7-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html?utm_term=.19f456dd3e82

University of Michigan

Declined to write a letter of recommendation due to support for BDS of Israel

Stripped of scheduled raise and sabbatical

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2018/10/university_of_michigan_punishe.html

Rutgers University

Was employed by and expressed support for the Syrian government; criticized Israel

https://freebeacon.com/culture/rutgers-finally-removed-lecturer-represented-assads-regime-un/

University of Cincinnati

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/08/university-cincinnati-cuts-ties-professor-accused-discriminatory-comments-against-muslim-student/408416002/

Utah Valley University

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2018/09/13/utah-valley-university/

University of Louisville

Argued that "transgender ideology" damages children and that gender is biologically determined.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2019/03/29/anti-lgbt-comments-university-of-louisville-professor-sues-over-demotion/3300002002/

Oklahoma University

Expressed in a book his belief that women should be submissive to men and that same-sex marriage is "insanity"

https://www.normantranscript.com/news/mccall-resigns-as-ou-law-associate-dean-over-backlash-from/article_3c8b364a-c733-11e8-9ae5-57511c87b879.html

Catholic University

Expressed skepticism of whether Brett Kavanaugh had committed sexual assault

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/catholic-university-dean-resigns-after-questioning-kavanaugh-accusers-allegations-that-led-to-his-suspension

Plymouth State University

Expressed support for a guidance counselor who had admitted to sexual misconduct with a minor

http://www.unionleader.com/education/plymouth-state-univ-takes-action-against-faculty-who-supported-guidance-counselor-who-molested-student-20180802

North Carolina State University

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article234053457.html

Kirkwood Community College

Declared membership in Antifa; expressed anger at Trump and Evangelical Christians

Anti-GOP; Anti-Christian; anti-law enforcement

https://m.facebook.com/kirkwoodcommunitycollege/posts/10155629916524159?__tn__=K-R

University of Alabama

https://cw.ua.edu/54140/top-stories/breaking-dean-of-students-allegedly-resigns-after-pictures-of-past-tweets-surface/

Emory University

https://www.thecollegefix.com/emory-university-instructor-canned-after-her-extremist-blog-is-revealed/

Louisiana Tech University

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/12/17/professor-removed-then-reinstated-over-discussion-race?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=7a6385859f-DNU_2019_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-7a6385859f-236217437&mc_cid=7a6385859f&mc_eid=b1f45a27b7

Babson College

Made a joke on Facebook about the American cultural sites that Iran might threaten to bomb

https://www.thedailybeast.com/babson-adjunct-prof-sorry-for-sloppy-joke-suggesting-iran-list-us-cultural-sites-to-bomb

University of North Texas

Labelled as "garbage" a stack of fliers about microagressions in the faculty lounge

https://www.thecollegefix.com/public-university-fired-professor-for-calling-microaggressions-handout-garbage-lawsuit/

Cleveland State University

Criticized on Twitter his university's organization of a panel on free speech and the absence of women on promotional materials; criticized behavior of local police

Accusation of sexism; anti-law enforcement

Documents on file with author

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Critized the Black Lives Matter movement, speculated that Michelle Obama is a trans woman, and much more besides

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/RPI-professor-ousted-after-students-expose-15330931.php

University of Louisianna at Monroe

Referred to the arguments about police brutality against Black Americans as a way to "keep blacks on the democratic plantation"; and defended his right to use the n-word in certain contexts.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2020-06-09/louisiana-university-acts-against-racist-posts-by-faculty

University of Louisiana at Monroe

https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/07/11/nursing-professor-who-used-racial-slur-no-longer-at-ulm/3193863001/

Catholic University of America

Referred to Kamala Harris as a "former escort" on social media and implied that Barack Obama was from Africa.

https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-plans-to-sue-catholic-university-for-firing-him-over-tweets-criticizing-powerful-democrats/