Calgary professor should not have been fired after 'Twitter War' with colleagues, ruling says

The firing of a Calgary tenured professor who found herself in the headlines in 2022 for her comments tied to residential schools and the Black Lives Matter movement was disproportionate, even if her conduct did warrant discipline, an arbitrator has ruled.

Calgary professor should not have been fired after 'Twitter War' with colleagues, ruling says
A collage is pictured. At left, a photo of a sign that reads Mount Royal University. At right, a woman's headshot is pictured.

The firing of a Calgary tenured professor who found herself in the headlines in 2022 for her comments tied to residential schools and the Black Lives Matter movement was disproportionate, even if her conduct did warrant discipline, an arbitrator has ruled.