University of Paderborn: Racist statements by a professor indignant students

University of Paderborn: Racist statements by a professor indignant students

A professor of the University of Paderborn caused turmoil with a racist email to students. In this message, he clearly exceeded the limits of acceptable content, which resulted in direct protests from the students. The university management reacted immediately and made it clear that any discriminatory statements are in no way tolerated, as reported on Uni-paderborn.de .

The university management not only conducted a personal conversation with the professor concerned, but also examined all legal options to prevent such incidents in the future. In an official statement, the Presidium emphasizes that the University of Paderborn has a respectful and tolerant atmosphere, and that it decidedly rejects any form of racism and discrimination. This happens against the background that the incident directly attacks confidence in university formation and the values ​​of the institution, such as Spiegel.de reports .

The students have already responded to the incident with protest campaigns and require clear positioning and measures on the part of the university to ensure that such unacceptable behavior is not repeated. The university management has guaranteed that all future statements of the professor are observed closely. It remains to be seen which further steps the university will take to ensure the study situation in the long term.