Kansas professor removed from teaching class after comment
March 8, 2019
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas engineering professor says administrators removed him from teaching a course for the rest of the semester after he told a student to "learn English."
The Lawrence Journal-World reports Gary Minden, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science, said he was told Thursday that students were upset by his comment.
Minden says he made the comment because the student was using a translator on a cellphone. He says the student didn't seem to be offended but other students complained. The comment prompted an hour-long discussion in the class.
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