US professor faces possible termination after 'word salad' remark during faculty meeting sparks discrimination probe
- Hofstra University professor Richard Himelfarb faces probe over remark during faculty meeting/Image: Hofstra News.
- A US professor has spent nearly a year under investigation after a colleague accused him of racial discrimination over his use of the phrase “word salad” during a faculty meeting at a New York university.
- Richard Himelfarb, a political science professor at Hofstra University in New York, made the remark during a November 3, 2025, faculty meeting concerning proposed courses, according to the New York Post.
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- Hofstra University professor Richard Himelfarb faces probe over remark during faculty meeting/Image: Hofstra News.
- A US professor has spent nearly a year under investigation after a colleague accused him of racial discrimination over his use of the phrase “word salad” during a faculty meeting at a New York university.
- Richard Himelfarb, a political science professor at Hofstra University in New York, made the remark during a November 3, 2025, faculty meeting concerning proposed courses, according to the New York Post.
Sources: Times of India