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UCLA Professor Sues Over Suspension Following Controversy Over Race-Based Grading

By JONATHAN TURLEY

Last year, we discussed the controversy surrounding UCLA accounting professor Gordon Klein after he refused to exempt black students from his final exam and sent a pointed rebuttal to students asking for the “no harm” exam. This response, which was mocking, led to a formal investigation and a major campaign to have him fired. Now he is suing.

Klein is a professor in the Anderson School of Business and has taught at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) for decades.  He was suspended and placed under police protection in his home.  The response was certainly mocking in tone, more so than I would have considered appropriate.   However, the suspension, investigation, and death threats against Klein reinforced the fear of many in the academy of a raising orthodoxy on campuses.

Following the death of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020, Klein received a student email, which read:

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