J. Angelo Corlett says he was teaching students to know the difference between words that are and are not racist
For the second time in less than a year, San Diego State University has reassigned a teacher for using racially charged language in the classroom., a tenured philosophy professor who last week was relieved of his duties teaching two courses, one on critical thinking, the other on race and racism.
Later that day, Corlett was notified by the university that he would not be teaching the two courses for the rest of the spring semester. He is still teaching a course on political philosophy. One of Corlett’s colleagues, philosophy Professor Robert Francescotti, told the Union-Tribune, “This came out of the blue and there had better be good evidence for removing someone from the classroom without giving them a chance to defend themselves. He is a longstanding expert on racism. He knows what he is talking about.
“As philosophy majors, this is what we are taught from day one, TO USE CRITICAL THINKING ... I am so disappointed in my department and the College of Arts and Letters. I thought we stood for truth and the pursuit of knowledge. I was under the impression that we respected all views and welcomed diversity.
“That’s just the way that, you know, my values are. It doesn’t mean I am going to come and lynch you. It doesn’t mean that I am going to do something attacking you. It might mean that I won’t hire you ... “
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