White professor investigated for quoting James Baldwin`s use of N-word
(The Guardian Books News)

Laurie Sheck, who teaches at the New School, says inquiry followed a complaint that she had discussed Baldwin´s use of the slurThe Pulitzer-nominated poet Laurie Sheck, a professor at the New School in New York City, is being investigated by the university for using the N-word during a discussion about James Baldwin´s use of the racial slur.The investigation has been condemned by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (Fire), which is calling on the New School to drop the `misguided` case because it `warns faculty and students that good-faith engagement with difficult political, social, and academic questions will result in investigation and possible discipline`. Continue reading...