"...Andrea has been denied continuation of her tenure," her husband, Scott Quenette, told Reason. Despite having a recommendation from the tenure committee and her department.
...her employment at KU will be at an end."
But the reason for that seems clear.
Last fall, members of Quenette's class asked to discuss the racial tensions on campus.
Quenette made the mistake of confessing her own blind spots, and used imperfect language when she did so. She said, "It's not like I see nigger spray-painted on walls," according to her students.
She also denied that racism was the sole explanation for some black KU students falling behind in their studies.
Quenette's statements weren't malicious, and she didn't use the n-word as a slur.
Moreover, she's a professor of communications, and the classroom was an appropriate place to have a conversation about these issues—even if the conversation bothered some people.
But her students didn't see it that way, and published a letter calling on KU to fire her.
A lengthy investigation ensued: months later, the university determined that Quenette had broken no policies.
Even so, her career at KU will soon be at an end..."
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