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[quote=Anonymous]NYU apparently gave a statement to Reason.  Here are the portions quoted in the article:

“NYU had in Professor Maitland Jones a faculty member with a one-year appointment specifically to teach organic chemistry….  In one of his organic chemistry classes in the spring 2022 there were, among other troubling indicators, a very high rate of student withdrawals, a student petition signed by 82 students, course evaluations scores that were by far the worst not only among members of the Chemistry Department but among all the University's undergraduate science courses, and multiple student complaints about his dismissiveness, unresponsiveness, condescension, and opacity about grading.”

“So, what exactly would be the argument for renewal of this appointment? NYU has lots of hard courses and lots of tough graders among the faculty - they don't end up with outcomes like this. Surely, among the many things a university should stand up for - including academic freedom, academic rigor, and a robust research enterprise - one of them should be good teaching. Good teaching shouldn't be pitted against rigor as an excuse for poor teaching; good teaching and rigor are perfectly compatible, and the latter is not a threat to the former at NYU.”

https://reason.com/2022/10/03/maitland-jones-jr-organic-chemistry-nyu-fired/?fbclid=IwAR3kzJg8mUyXYRswF1knWpuHJZgoQPoVKSViFUMYVTusGZOvD070bRWo1Ow&amp
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