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Law Professors Saying The N-Word Is Like A Damn Epidemic At Emory Law School

How hard is it to NOT use a slur in class?

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There’s a veritable cottage industry here at Above the Law writing stories of law professors using the full n-word, both in classrooms and less formal settings. It’s deeply disturbing, though fascinating, to document their various reactions to being called out for their use of the racial slur from refusing to apologize to flaunting their academic freedom to use the offensive term to claiming reverse discrimination to resigning and at least one professor had a change of heart about the practice.

But one thing that keeps on coming up, is just how frequently these stories seem to take place at Emory School of Law. And, wouldn’t you know it, there’s ANOTHER incident at the law school.

As a tipster noted:

Emory Law’s “We’ve gone this many days without a professor using the N-word in class” counter has been reset to zero. This is 3 days into the new semester.

Another insider explained how meta the most recent episode was, as the professor was describing (one of) the previous incidents when they dropped the n-bomb:

Prof described the last n-word incident here at Emory to illustrate harmful speech. Used the word in his description. Seemed to immediately realize how stupid it was. Apologized shortly thereafter by email.

Which, at least the professor in question has apologized — they very least they can do. In an email (full text available on the next page) to the student body, Dean Mary Anne Bobinski described the situation:

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I was dismayed and disappointed to learn that a professor used the “N-word” in an upper-level, elective class today while referencing a previous incident involving that word at the law school. I spoke with the professor in question, and I learned that he acknowledged his error and apologized to his students following class.

And went on to say the law school “fell far short of our mission and purpose today. Words such as these hurt our community and cause frustration, pain, doubt, and exhaustion among its members, eroding the pursuit of knowledge to which our school aspires.”

Those certainly sound like the sentiments you want to hear after an ugly slur is trotted out at your law school. But is it enough to stop professors at the law school from using the hateful term? Only time will tell.

Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).

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