BREAKING: I was exonerated by the Northwestern ad hoc committee investigating me, and am returning to the classroom in the spring! But also, Northwestern is investigating me anew! A full press release here, with comment from @AAUP @pal_legal drive.google.com/file/d/1z8H-... - ThreadSky

thrasherxy.bsky.social • 31 days ago

BREAKING: I was exonerated by the Northwestern ad hoc committee investigating me, and am returning to the classroom in the spring! But also, Northwestern is investigating me anew! A full press release here, with comment from @AAUP @pal_legal https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z8H-8UwF_rHPJ-waa42nVIFxH6vAixIZ/view?usp=sharing

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prairieguy2623.bsky.social•31 days ago

Sue the fuck out of these people. Hit them where it hurts, because they clearly don’t value academic independence or freedom of speech.

savasavasava.bsky.social•31 days ago

ah so glad to see this! and happy you get to be back in the classroom doing your important work :) but also annoyed for the additional nonsense.

thrasherxy.bsky.social•31 days ago

""Dr. Thrasher will resume teaching at the Medill School of Journalism on April 1 after an ad-hoc committee of three profs convened from across the faculty at NUfound no cause for his suspension last fall...but a new disciplinary proceeding is now underway."

My full statement:

thrasherxy.bsky.social•31 days ago

From Todd Wolfson, President @aaup.bsky.social

thrasherxy.bsky.social•31 days ago

From @victorerikray.bsky.social, who with @kiese.bsky.social organized a letter of support for me signed by 2,800 scholars, writers, healthcare workers and professors

thrasherxy.bsky.social•31 days ago

From Jacqueline Stevens, President, Northwestern American Association of University Professors, Professor, Political Science:

thrasherxy.bsky.social•31 days ago

From, Steve Macek, Vice President, Illinois Conference of the AAUP

felinecannon.bsky.social•31 days ago

The dean might want to investigate the politically motivated actions of the dean. Seems like it impacted their job performance and had a chilling effect on student and faculty speech. Likely made people feel unsafe.

alisonb916.bsky.social•31 days ago

So now you have to deal with more crap! How infuriating!

alisonb916.bsky.social•31 days ago

But congratulations!

americantype.bsky.social•31 days ago

I'm sorry you have to endure this bollockery

drdjbarbarella.bsky.social•31 days ago

I’m sending so much love to lift you up🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕🙏🙏💕🙏💕💕

jameswkemper.bsky.social•30 days ago

Paragraphs are your friend, Dr. Thrasher!

joshuafrankel.bsky.social•31 days ago

Once again, my heart clicks “like” on the first part and not on the second part

rob-santana.bsky.social•30 days ago

This is really a disturbing abuse of authority adding a new investigation on top of the first investigation exonerating you. I hope they come to realize it’s time to let it go so you can get on with your teaching Steven. Some sad folks out there persuing this.

hoobajoob.bsky.social•31 days ago

📌

rowyourbot.bsky.social•31 days ago

1) Yaaaaay!!! 2) Oh for fuck's sake!!! Goddamn. Ugh!

rozaesh.bsky.social•31 days ago

Please follow me please 😢🙏🙏🇵🇸

geoffbowser.bsky.social•31 days ago

Wait, they're investigating you for the exact same conduct, just under a different theory?

illdottore.bsky.social•31 days ago

Glad to hear the first bit.

daveanthony.bsky.social•31 days ago

Nice. Congrats.

kissane.bsky.social•30 days ago

So relieved, enduringly infuriated. 🌬️

aoc32.bsky.social•31 days ago

Well that’s what happens when you say some horrible thing like “stop violence”. That could be viewed as offensive speech to the walking-free criminals. We can’t have that now, can we?

chchch-cherrybomb.bsky.social•31 days ago

Hr cheered on 10/7. Thats “stop the violence”?

bmgall.bsky.social•31 days ago

Whiff

chchch-cherrybomb.bsky.social•31 days ago

Not shocking that this is your response

bmgall.bsky.social•31 days ago

Thanks!

aoc32.bsky.social•31 days ago

Normal people are against the genocide

chchch-cherrybomb.bsky.social•31 days ago

Normal people know what genocide actually is
October 7 was a genocide. That’s what genocide looks like.

bakerdphd.bsky.social•31 days ago

Please let us know if there's anything we can do to be supportive as speakers visiting campus

oniblackstock.bsky.social•31 days ago

Congratulations, Steven! Ever grateful for your leadership, moral compass, and commitment to your students. Now, Northwestern has to do the right thing and end this new and ridiculous investigation.

marianachilton.bsky.social•31 days ago

Glad they “let” you back in. Sorry the nightmare continues. It will likely continue even when they say “it’s over.” I hope your colleagues support you openly and with ❤️

rabbitrez.bsky.social•31 days ago

Congratulations but that is WILD about the renewed investigation. When they unveiled interim demo policy they EXPLICITLY said it did not apply to faculty. Meanwhile those of us who protested demo policy in Nov by intentionally violating it have not had consequences

thrasherxy.bsky.social•31 days ago

It's been a Kafka nightmare! The police had no right to physically assault or conduct battery against me, the students or anyone, bc everyone was peaceful and there was no violation of the demonstration policy **that was in effect at the time**

rabbitrez.bsky.social•31 days ago

Exactly

bravarddr.bsky.social•31 days ago

Congratulations!!!

How can we help you fight this new, egregiously bogus, investigation?

farhanasultana.com•31 days ago

Congratulations on this win!

waitmanwbeorn.com•31 days ago

As I'm sure you're aware...

https://bsky.app/profile/waitmanwbeorn.com/post/3lggx6q6az22j

weldonberger.bsky.social•31 days ago

YES!

incommensurati.bsky.social•31 days ago

I’m so relieved and happy for you Steven. It’s egregious but kind of hilarious that they’re starting a new investigation over whether you violated the faculty handbook, of all things.

alisonb916.bsky.social•31 days ago

I thought that might have been a joke at first. But no, it’s not.

jasonemiller.bsky.social•31 days ago

Welcome to academia.

moab-bombadil.bsky.social•31 days ago

Just like cops arresting protesters, they don't care if the charges stick, the harassment is the point.

mostlyapples.bsky.social•31 days ago

Yay for good news.

patrickdhardy.bsky.social•31 days ago

Congratulations and boo, respectively. I admire your strength!

andrecarrington.bsky.social•31 days ago

Thank you for sharing this and for persevering. Can we support you through your local or the national AAUP?

queeringtherapist.bsky.social•31 days ago

thetattooedprof.bsky.social•31 days ago

Hell yes. Their continuing mischief is offensive, but this is very good news. Thank you for your example.

blackgirlinmaine.bsky.social•31 days ago

Congratulations!

pistachio-pesto.bsky.social•31 days ago

“Please, teach our students about social justice reporting… No, not like that.”

cyan220.bsky.social•31 days ago

This should be two skeets so I can like the first part and not like the second part!

clancyny.bsky.social•31 days ago

Congratulations! It's a crazy time and this was always deeply unfair.

I'm so sorry you were kept from teaching. They took that from you and your students. It's so wrong.

I'm sure you will get through the next chapter/investigation as well. Solidarity!

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