The 6 professors have emailed @SalemNAACP detailing their concerns opb.org/article/2021/0… @LinfieldUniv @pollackpelzner @injeffinitely62 @NAACP @palumboliu @Farhana_H2O @AAUP @ADL
“In an emailed statement back, Pollack-Pelzner and the other professors told Richardson they were concerned about receiving an invitation to talk so shortly after they had all spoken publicly about harassment and retaliation at Linfield.”
““Subjecting employees of a university to immediate outside investigation after they have reported harassment and retaliation — no matter how well-intentioned the investigation — is itself an act of retaliation,” the professors wrote.”
“It is this kind of culture at Linfield — one in which people who object to abuses of power then face further consequences from those who have been accused of committing the abuses — that we have tried to change, thus far with limited effect.”
“The professors said they are open to a conversation about the racial climate at Linfield, but that conversation should take place with a broad group from the Linfield community, not only faculty who have spoken out publicly.”
“The professors also note that such an investigation should be conducted by an NAACP chapter that is outside of Oregon in order to be truly unbiased.”
“Out of our admiration for the NAACP’s work,we suggest that such a comprehensive,independent investigation might examine whether Linfield has enforced its harassment,discrimination, and retaliation policies equally for all members of the Linfield community,”the professors wrote.
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