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Tue Mar 2, 2021, 05:26 AM Mar 2021

Ferris State University fires professor who tweeted slurs, called COVID-19 a 'leftist stunt'

BIG RAPIDS, MI – Ferris State University has fired a physical science professor who was placed on administrative leave in November for allegedly posting racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs on Twitter and calling the coronavirus pandemic a “leftist stunt” during a faculty meeting.

Thomas Brennan was discharged for serious misconduct on Thursday, Feb. 25, according to a termination letter from Provost Robert Fleischman, provided to MLive by Brennan on Friday.

University officials confirmed Brennan’s employment at the university was terminated Feb. 25. A spokesperson said the university had no further comment.

Fleischman said Brennan had continued a “pattern of unprofessional and harassing behavior” that created an intimidating campus environment, according to the Feb. 25 letter. The provost cited several examples of serious misconduct that reportedly led to Brennan’s discharge.

Read more: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/03/ferris-state-university-fires-professor-who-tweeted-slurs-called-covid-19-a-leftist-stunt.html

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