WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Widener University law professor facing accusations of racism and sexism filed a defamation lawsuit against the school’s dean on Friday, claiming that he has been deemed a threat to the school and targeted for dismissal because of his teaching methods and his conservative political and legal views.
Lawrence Connell, a tenured professor who is white, also alleges that Dean Linda Ammons, who is black, is upset that he has used her in attention-grabbing hypothetical crime scenarios he uses in his criminal law classes.
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