Thursday, March 28, 2024

University of Florida Lecturer Placed on Paid Leave After Shoving Graduates Off Stage

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*The University of Florida faculty member who made national news for grabbing and shoving students during a graduation ceremony has been placed on paid administrative leave, reports the New York Post.

School spokeswoman Margot Winick said Tuesday that the marshal, whom she refused to identify, is a lecturer in the chemistry department.

Video of the graduation ceremony showed him rushing about 30 graduating students through the commencement line. When some students who are members of historically black fraternities and sororities began hitting choreographed moves representing each of their organizations, the marshal appeared to grab them more aggressively and shoved them off stage.

University President W. Kent Fuchs said in a statement that the school “failed” to create a commencement atmosphere where all students could celebrate equally.

Winick says the school is investigating the marshal’s actions and its commencement policy.

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