Texas professor accused of criticizing Dan Patrick, censured
An email included a “formal censure” of Alonzo, although it did not specify what she said that was offensive.
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An email included a “formal censure” of Alonzo, although it did not specify what she said that was offensive.
The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education.
Joy Alonzo accused by student of disparaging Dan Patrick in lecture on opioid crisis at Texas A&M University
Joy Alonzo had just returned home from giving a routine lecture on the opioid crisis when she learned a student had accused her of disparaging Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Texas A&M suspended professor Joy Alonzo after she allegedly criticized Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a lecture about the opioid crisis in Texas.