An adjunct instructor at the University of Indiana South Bend was denied a full-time position, allegedly in retaliation for her views on abortion.
Taylor v. St. John’s University
An adjunct professor of history was removed from teaching and investigated after prompting a class to consider the “positives and negatives” of the Columbian Exchange.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
A journalist who worked on the controversial “The 1619 Project” was denied tenure by the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees.
Gordon Klein, UCLA
A lecturer at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business was placed on mandatory leave after he refused to change his final exam procedures in the wake of the civil unrest following George Floyd’s murder.
Alyssa Oltmanns, Muscatine Community College
A theater director at Muscatine Community College was blocked from producing a play by administrators.
John Eastman, University of Colorado Boulder
A visiting professor at the University of Colorado Boulder had his duties stripped from him after appearing at the January 6 rally that preceded the Capitol violence.
Sheldon v. Dhillon
A professor at San Jose Community College was denied an offer employment due to remarks she made in class concerning the role of genetics in sexual orientation.
Kenneth Storey v. University of Tampa
Sociology adjunct is fired from private university after tweeting that Hurricane Harvey “felt like” Karma for Texas residents who voted for Republicans.
Lars Maischak v. California State University
A lecturer at California State University is made to take a leave of absence and removed from classroom teaching duties after anti-Trump tweets.
Durden v. Essex County College
An adjunct professor is fired by a public school after an on-air spat with Fox New host Tucker Carlson in which she defended Black Lives Matter’s decision to ask white people not to attend a BLM Memorial Day celebration.