Hamline University could LOSE its accreditation for ‘failing to protect academic freedom’ | Daily Mail Online
Hamline University could lose its accreditation after a formal complaint was filed against it for firing a professor who showed a painting of Prophet Muhammed.
An attorney sent the complaint to the Higher Learning Commission saying the liberal college was ‘failing to protect the academic freedom’ of Professor Erika López Prater.
Meanwhile the ACLU also slammed the university for ‘punishing educators for presenting controversial material’.
The 42-year-old was unceremoniously sacked after showing the 14th-century picture of the religious figure to her class last year.
Muslim student Aram Wedatalla had complained about the use of the painting despite being warned about it ahead of time.
She claimed it offended her religion, with the liberal school firing Prater and calling the incident ‘Islamophobic.’