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Fresno State Professor Who Celebrated Barbara Bush’s Death on Leave from Spring Classes
2018-04-21
[BREITBART] Fresno State Professor Randa Jarrar has requested leave from her teaching duties this spring, according to her Twitter account and information provided to Breitbart News by the university.

Jarrar, a professor of English at Fresno State, is facing quite the backlash after she published several tweets celebrating the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush.

"Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal. F**k outta here with your nice words," Jarrar tweeted on Tuesday.

In a separate tweet, Jarrar said that the news made her "happy" because Barbara Bush’s death likely made George W. Bush upset.

After Jarrar’s tweet invoked a tidal wave of responses, the professor bragged that she could never be fired because she had tenure.

"Sweetie i work as a tenured professor," she tweeted at one user. "I make 100K a year doing that. i will never be fired. i will always have people wanting to hear what i have to say. even you are one of them!"
"Sweetie i work as a tenured professor," she tweeted at one user. "I make 100K a year doing that. i will never be fired. i will always have people wanting to hear what i have to say. even you are one of them!"

Following the backlash, Jarrar set her Twitter account to private. She edited her Twitter biography to add the line: "currently on leave from Fresno State."

In a comment to Breitbart News, Fresno State said that Professor Jarrar has "requested a leave" for the spring semester and will not be teaching classes.

In a public statement, Fresno State President Joseph Castro said that he was concerned by the remarks Jarrar made about Bush on Twitter.

On behalf of Fresno State, I extend my deepest condolences to the Bush family on the loss of our former First Lady, Barbara Bush. We share the deep concerns expressed by others over the personal comments made today by professor Randa Jarrar, a professor in the English Department at Fresno State.

Her statements were made as a private citizen, not as a representative at Fresno State.

Professor Jarrar’s expressed personal views and commentary are obviously contrary to the core values of our University, which include respect and empathy for individuals with divergent points of view, and a sincere commitment to mutual understanding and progress.

This is not the first incident at Fresno State featuring a crazed professor. In November, Fresno State Professor Gregory Thatcher was forced by a court to pay a $17,000 fine after he was caught on camera erasing the chalk messages of a pro-life student group.

Posted by:Fred

#11  SDSU College of Engineering and Alumni Association have no problem pitching me for $. My oldest son is due to graduate next month and they're already pitching him for Alumni $.

She'd be on every "I decline because"
Posted by: Frank G   2018-04-21 19:59  

#10  Have you noticed that when the ball game is going slowly, the radio announcers regale us with statistics like "He has struck out more left-handed second basemen than any pitcher since 2005"?

Then there are those on the big sports channels who do this as their primary coverage.


The side by side with Ursala is uncanny.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-04-21 19:33  

#9  Paid leave?
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-04-21 19:01  

#8  ...Fresno State's response is in welcome contrast to University of Missouri's a couple years ago - where they allowed the Usual Suspects to run rampant without so much as a whisper.

And took a 25% enrollment cut the following year.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2018-04-21 14:02  

#7  I hold her to be more representative than "diverse."
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2018-04-21 12:41  

#6  No worries Jarrar, Rantburg has found a match.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-04-21 11:26  

#5  Muslim Jabba the Hutt

Swallow your coffee before clicking. Your keyboard will thank you
Posted by: Frank G   2018-04-21 11:20  

#4  Still stunned that nobody has asked her if she think others should be judged by the crimes of their husband or son?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-04-21 11:01  

#3  ...not as much as the alumni fund is getting cut.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-04-21 09:07  

#2  Does anyone know whether a 'gifted tenured Arab writer' can get a massive pay cut, say back to $50K? Because that seems to be the remedy here.
Posted by: Raj   2018-04-21 06:49  

#1  "she was named one of the most gifted writers of Arab origin under the age of 40"

Have you noticed that when the ball game is going slowly, the radio announcers regale us with statistics like "He has struck out more left-handed second basemen than any pitcher since 2005"?

From her website: "Adultery was the last Muslim taboo I hadn’t broken. When I finally did cheat, it helped me see that my marriage needed to end."

I think I've read enough.
Posted by: james   2018-04-21 00:18  

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