NEW: After U of Mississippi Ombudsman Paul Caffera refused to participate in an effort to unmask the #UMemails whistleblowers who exposed racist emails between UM leaders & donors, Chancellor Boyce placed him on leave & is looking for a replacement. 1/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
UM "asked Mr. Caffera to divulge confidential information, and threatened (him) with adverse employment action for failure to do so" & "advised Mr. Caffera that it may refer matters to the University Police Department for criminal prosecution.” 2/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
Yesterday, @middleton380 broke the story that the university has terminated Garrett Felber, a tenure-track assistant professor of history who has spoken out against campus ties to private prisons and butted heads with leaders on his work on prisons. 3/ mississippifreepress.org/7518/um-fires-…
Before his firing, Garrett Felber criticized the university’s relationship with powerful, racist donors, writing that “the real issue is that (UM) prioritizes racist donors over all else” because “this antiracist program threatens racist donor money.” 4/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
UM English Professor and author @KieseLaymon: “Garrett Felber was fired because he lowered himself to work for a sorry-ass Neo-confederate institution that hates when folks call it a sorry-ass Neo-confederate institution." 5/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
"Incredible colleagues and wonderful students do not a quality institution make,” wrote Laymon, who has repeatedly spoken up about systemic racism on campus. “At least 6 progressive faculty and admin left in the last 2 years. I will be the 7th.” 6/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
Prof. Kiese Laymon on Felber's firing (cont): “We can’t reward sorry ass institutions with our presence when they hide behind our presence when destroying faculty who love our people. The worst of white folks. Now fire me, coward. I dare you.” 7/
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Some faculty members on campus have also interpreted Felber’s firing as an act of retaliation—and fear they could meet the same fate if they speak up about issues on campus.
More than 80 have signed a petition in support of Caffera. 8/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
More than 80 have signed a petition in support of Caffera. 8/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
“The University of Mississippi is not doing away with the Office of the University Ombuds. I am moving expeditiously to name an acting University Ombuds to serve on a temporary basis,” Chancellor Boyce said in an email to faculty yesterday. 9/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
The email gave some the impression that Caffera had been fired; Boyce didn't explain that he had placed him on administrative leave, meaning Caffera continues to receive pay & officially remains an employee but cannot perform the duties of his office. 10/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
Ombudsman Paul Caffera: “University ombuds officers fearlessly carry out their duties on campuses around the country despite knowing ... they risk raising the ire of those who have behaved in ways counter to their campuses’ express values." 11/ mississippifreepress.org/7531/like-he-w…
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