Princeton president recommends firing professor in sexual-misconduct probe

A controversial professor at Princeton University, Joshua T. Katz, is facing dismissal after a campus report said he failed to fully cooperate with a sexual-misconduct investigation. But his supporters say the charge is a ruse to push Katz out for criticizing liberal faculty and students.

The case touches on thorny issues of sexual relationships between professors and students, and free speech protections. It also highlights the tensions that can erupt as universities seek to dismantle the legacy of racism on campus.

Katz, a tenured professor in the classics department, drew scrutiny in 2020 for an essay denouncing faculty proposals to combat racism at the university following the murder of George Floyd. While some faculty dismissed Katz’s view as flagrant racism, others defended his right to disagree with his colleagues.

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