After N-Bomb, Emory Law Prof's 1L Students May Choose Whether to Take His Classes
Emory Law Professor Paul Zwier agreed to a two-year period during which students may choose whether take his classes and to undergo sensitivity and unconscious bias counseling.
September 18, 2018 at 05:36 PM
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Following an investigation into Emory University law professor Paul Zwier's use of the “n-word” in class last month, the law school's dean said Zwier will not teach any mandatory first-year classes for the next two years in which students do not have the ability to choose their professor.
The stipulation is one of four laid out in a letter from Emory Law interim Dean James B. Hughes Jr. in response to the Aug. 23 incident, which occurred during a first-year torts class and sparked a campus outcry and “Unity Rally” attended by hundreds of students and faculty.
According to a letter Hughes released Tuesday, Zwier also agreed to revise the teaching manuals for his textbooks to include suggestions on how professors using them may avoid offending students when addressing “racially sensitive” matters.
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