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Three professors at the University of South Alabama who went to a 2014 Halloween party dressed as a Confederate soldier with a noose have been placed on administrative leave.
Huff Post MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Three professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after racially insensitive Halloween photos surfaced of them, the university said. USA President Tony Waldrop made the announcement Friday. An independent investigation into the incident will be conducted by attorney Suntrease Williams-Maynard, a former trial attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Mobile and a former assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama and the Southern District of Texas, he said. The p...
The photos were taken at a campus party at the University of South Alabama in 2014. One professor wore a Confederate uniform. Two others posed with a whip and a noose.
Alabama professors placed on leave after racially insensitive Halloween pictures resurface James Crump © Provided by The Independent Three professors at the University of South Alabama (USA) have been put on leave after photos resurfaced of them wearing racially insensitive costumes at a Halloween party. The photos, taken at a USA business school Halloween party on campus in 2014, showed professors Alex Sharland and Teresa Weldy posing with a whip and a noose and then Mitchell College of Business dean Bob Wood dressed as a Confederate general. After the photos recently resur...
By Joseph Choi - 03/07/21 01:49 PM EST Three University of South Alabama (USA) professors have been placed on leave after photos of them dressed in racially insensitive Halloween costumes reportedly surfaced. As ABC News reports, photos from a 2014 on-campus Halloween party surfaced last week that showed USA finance professor Bob Wood dressed as a Confederate soldier while fellow professors Alex Sharland and Teresa Weldy were shown posing with whips and nooses. USA President Tony Waldrop said on Friday that an investigation into the photos will be carried out by attorney Suntrease Wil...