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Cypress College failed to be ‘anti-racist’ by not defending professor in
viral video, faculty union says
‘The poor handling of this incident by the District has created a chilling
effect that compromises academic freedom and the safety of our workplace.’
says United Faculty
May 5, 2021
An adjunct professor of a communications class for Cypress College (left)
interrupts student Braden Ellis (right), 19, of Cypress after Ellis voices
support for the portrayal of police as heroes during a Zoom session recorded
Wednesday, April 28 (Image courtesy of footage released by Braden Ellis)
The faculty union at Cypress College has taken the administration to task for
not defending the professor who repeatedly interrupted a student
<https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/02/cypress-college-instructor-on-leave-after-interrupting-objecting-to-students-pro-police-argument/>
in an online speech class as he tried to argue that many police officers
could be seen as heroes.
“The failure to issue a clear and strong statement of support for faculty
under the existing circumstances is a failure to be anti-racist,” said the
May 3 letter,
<https://wpdash.medianewsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/United-Faculty-Statement-of-Support-2.pdf>
signed by Christie Diep, president of United Faculty of the North Orange
County Community College ...