Professor George Ciccariello-Maher, of Drexel University, channeled a different kind of Christmas spirit when he tweeted, "All I want for Christmas is White Genocide" -- on Christmas Eve.
The politics and global studies professor didn’t end there. “To clarify: when the whites were massacre during the Haitian revolution, that was a good thing indeed,” he tweeted on Sunday.
The university released a statement Sunday:
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While the University recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in public debate, Professor Ciccariello-Maher’s comments are utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing, and do not in any way reflect the values of the University. "The University is taking this situation very seriously. We contacted Ciccariello-Maher today to arrange a meeting to discuss this matter in detail."
Ciccariello-Maher’s Twitter is not public, though there is indication that it was prior to Saturday night.
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