USC Communications Professor on a Short-Term Break for Giving Chinese Word Neige as Example & Reason.com

Campus Reform has the story on Prof. Greg Patton, who is “no longer teaching his” Fall semester course:

“Recently, a USC faculty member during class used a Chinese word that sounds similar to a racial slur in English. We acknowledge the historical, cultural and harmful impact of racist language,” the statement read.

Patton “agreed to take a short term pause while we are reviewing to better understand the situation and to take any appropriate next steps.”

via reason.com