Hamline University under fire for art professor’s dismissal

Hamline University under fire for art professor’s dismissal

A Minnesota university’s decision to dismiss a professor for including depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a world art course has put the small, private school at the center of a debate over how to include controversial material in college courses while respecting students’ personal relationship to the material.Months after the images were shown in an online class, the chair of Hamline University's Board of Trustees said Friday that the truste…

National, local Muslim groups differ on Hamline University response to art dispute

Some groups say the university needed to act to support students while others say it inappropriately waded into a religious disagreement.

CAIR says no evidence Hamline University lesson was Islamophobic

Story at a glance A Hamline University professor lost her job after she showed a painting of the Prophet Muhammad in an art history class. Many Muslims believe visual depictions of Muhammad violate…

Hamline University under fire for art professor’s dismissal

CHICAGO (AP) — A Minnesota university's decision to dismiss a professor for including depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a world art course has put the small, private school at the center of a debate over how to include controversial material in college courses while respecting students' personal relationship to the material. Months after the images were shown in an online class, the chair of Hamline University's Board of Trustees said Frida…

Hamline University under fire for art professor’s dismissal

CHICAGO (AP) — A Minnesota university’s decision to dismiss a professor for including depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a world art course has put the small, private school at the center of a debate over how to include controversial material in college courses while respecting students’ personal relationship to the material. Months after the […]

Hamline University under fire for art professor's dismissal

A Minnesota university's decision to dismiss a professor for including depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a world art course has put the small, private school at the center of a debate over how to include controversial material in college courses while respecting students' personal relationship to the material.