Chapel Hill Professor Reinstated

 

Last Wednesday, I wrote about a Chapel Hill professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies getting himself placed on administrative leave for supposed Antifa-adjacent advocacy of political violence against the Trump oppression.

Prof. Dwayne Dixon has been reinstated. From NC Newsline:

The reinstatement comes after the ACLU of North Carolina, representing Dixon, threatened legal action over the university’s decision to place him on leave, writing in an Oct. 2 demand letter that it was a “textbook violation of the First Amendment.” They issued a deadline of 5 p.m. Friday before legal action would follow....

Dean Stoyer, UNC’s vice chancellor for communications and marketing, said ... “We have found no basis to conclude that Dwayne Dixon poses a threat to University students, staff, and faculty, or has engaged in conduct that violates University policy. As a result, the University is reinstating Professor Dixon to his faculty responsibilities, effective immediately.”