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1. You forgot the part where he's not a real Indian, but he promoted himself as such and ultimately got his job because of his "Native American roots"
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Nope, I just didn't know about it. If he lied on his application, he can be fired. Period. It's like faking a resume.
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2. You forgot about the part where he doesn't even have a real Phd. It's an honorary doctorate, the kind you get by mail.
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Then it's at least as much the University's fault for not checking his accredidations. It depends on the specific wording of their job advertisement and their stated requirements for the job. I don't know anything about this aspect.
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3. For those two reasons he should be fired. However, I believe that his hate speech should not affect his tenure or job. What's the sense in having academic freedom when that freedom becomes subject to politicians and such?
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Exactly. It seems to me that the questions concerning his ethnicity and academic background have only become important after the views were aired, so I'm thinking that in the practical sense it's kind of b.s. to scapegoat on those. On the other hand, if you lie on your application you might want to think twice about calling unnecessary attention to yourself. I have to wonder how much actual deceipt was in his application, because if it is there the University doesn't have to fuck with him - they can just outright fire the everliving shit out of him.