![]() ![]() Public institutions cannot punish professors for the political viewpoints they offer outside of class.” “Now, professors are facing calls for their termination for tweeting about the death of Rush Limbaugh. “If there’s another certainty beyond paying taxes and death, it’s that people will tweet about those deaths - especially those of political figures with whom they disagree,” Steinbaugh said in a statement. She absolutely does not speak for our university, and we are reviewing the matter.”Īdam Steinbaugh, attorney for national campus free speech organization FIRE, said Parcak cannot be punished for her protected speech. “Her poor judgement is completely counter to our shared values as an institution that include integrity and respect. ![]() “UAB is disgusted and extremely troubled that Sarah Parcak would tweet something so unprofessional and blindly inhumane and cruel,” Watts said in the statement. This is an alleged screenshot of Parcak’s tweet being shared on social media. Parcak’s post, recently removed from her Twitter page, was tweeted after the announcement of Rush Limbaugh’s death. ![]() Tension is building within the UAB community after the university released a statement from President Ray Watts denouncing a professor’s tweet. ![]()
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