Michigan professor says he s been systematically discriminated against for 40 years for being a white man as he demands apology from university over its new anti-racism policies
Jeffrey Burl wrote to his employers, Michigan Technological University, after they passed a resolution criticizing anti-Blackness and systemic racism
In his letter Burl, who is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, writes: I find this resolution particularly offensive I have been systematically discriminated against for 40 years , he adds
His message has sparked outrage among some students, with Michigan Tech alumni Timothy Ward creating a petition to demanding he be fired
Burl goes on in his letter, sent in January: At Michigan Tech, I have seen no signs (in my 28 years here) of discrimination against women and people of color