Faculty React To Incident At Emory College
A protest at Emory College near Atlanta, Georgia, has escalated into a major controversy. History professor Clifton Crais from Emory University in Decatur was approached by students en route to his class. These students, actively participating in a demonstration, were demanding the university to cut financial ties with Israel and opposing the establishment of a new police training facility dubbed “Cop City.”
Professor Crais, an activist on campus attempted to stop University President Gregory Fenves from allowing the police.
But it was too late and a significant force comprising Atlanta police officers and state troopers was deployed to the campus. The confrontation led to the arrest of 28 individuals, including both students and faculty members from Emory and other institutions, who were part of the encampment on the university’s quad.
One moment captured a liberal brat kicking and screaming like a toddler.
This is the most Gen-Z thing to ever exist pic.twitter.com/uhjPApLtK0
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 27, 2024
There was also another incident on campus that got national attention. Entitled professor of economics Caroline Fohlin was arrested after she struck an officer.
Here’s that Professor of Economics who was arrested at Emory university and everyone seems to think is some poor victim of police repression. Caroline Fohlin ADMITS she hit a police officer on the head. Even professors are not allowed to assault cops. Yes, even professors. pic.twitter.com/YK5TrZokPD
— Heidi Bachram 🎗️ (@HeidiBachram) April 27, 2024
Emory University professor arrested and, apparently, her treatment by the police has become a controversial topic online.
Who do y’all think is in the wrong here: the police or the professor? 🤔⬇️
Also, it turns out that yelling “I’m a professor” doesn’t get you released… pic.twitter.com/tAhuCbNzcK
— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) April 26, 2024
Now students and faculty are calling for a “no confidence” vote in school President Gregory Fenves.
“He could have acted much better and in a more responsible manner,” Emory senior Joey Lee claimed. “I heard that he ran away from campus as soon as the incident happened.”
Even if the faculty votes no-confidence vote it would mean little. It would be the university’s board of trustees to decide to remove Fenves.
After the events at Columbia when protestors took over a building a couple of days after the incident at Emory the board may not be so quick to get rid of Fenves.