A University of Cincinnati professor is on administrative leave for referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” in an email to a student.
John L. Ucker, an adjunct instructor in the university’s engineering and applied sciences department, was put on leave with pay effective immediately on Friday,one day after engineering student Evan Sotzing posted an email he received from Ucker on Twitter that went viral, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
“For students testing positive for the chinese virus, I will give no grade,” the email from Ucker’s university account read. “You can read the info I sent to the class re: the torsion test.”
Sotzing, a 20-year-old junior, said he got the email after his girlfriend tested positive for the coronavirus, causing him to miss a lab due to guidance from the university’s health department instructing him to quarantine over the potential exposure.
“I really just want him to apologize,” Sotzing told WKRC. “I want a sincere apology for his comment.”
Sotzing said he was shocked that “anyone in power” would use such xenophobic language. His post with Ucker’s email had been retweeted 37,700 times as of early Wednesday and prompted a response from the university’s president.
“There is no place for bigotry in our community or any other,” UC President Neville Pinto tweeted Friday. “Every Bearcat deserves to feel welcome, respected and supported. Greatness starts with inclusion. And inclusion starts with each of us.”
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14 comments:
What a bunch of sissies.
Idiots.
Not a damn thing wrong with what the professor said, where the hell does this student think this so called virus came from. It is what it is, a Chinese virus.
It started in China!!! Its the Chinese Virus. It was done intentionally
Oh those words. You are so offensive. I cried for an hour when I read that! Oh my goodness.
Chinese are people
China is the place of origin for the virus.
Hence the proper terminology should have been, “any person testing positive for the virus from China”
He is an Engineering Professor, not an English Professor
Poor kid doesn't even know why he should be angry with the "professor" and neither does the school "president". He SHOULD be angry that he bought and paid for a product and had it stolen from him just because a friend of his got sick.
But, that would require getting a conservative response such as making the "professor" extend his "teaching" until after the 10 day quarantine period to finish supplying the student withe product he bought and deserved to receive.
But no, better to lather up the woke crowd, scream bloody murder, get the woke president involved, cancel the "professor" and his job, and become a social media "star".
Getting tired of these children yet?
That kid is always going to be a loser in life.
More Democrat Cover-up !!! America Knows !!
What else are we supposed to call it?
University of cincinnati?? Black people and FOREIGNER "U". What did you expect??
So we all see where their loyalty is ... with China
I agree. Stupid. We all know the Democrats are responsible for this virus.
Where did it originate??? China, thus it’s the China Flu!!!!
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