A look at Shank’s mandatory diversity training

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 03/11/2021 One of the requirements for Gary Shank — the education professor who used the N-word in a class lecture last semester — to return to teach at the university is to undergo a mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion training course. But what will that training consist of? The course, titled “Leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” is taught by Alvin … Continue reading A look at Shank’s mandatory diversity training

The Duquesne DukeMarch 11, 2021

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Grievance Committee: Reinstate Shank

1/28/2021 Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief Duquesne University’s Grievance Committee for Faculty (UGCF) recommended that Gary Shank, the education professor who was fired for using a racial slur in a class lecture during the fall semester, should be restored as a faculty member of the university. Shank had filed a grievance with the UGCF on Nov. 5. He was terminated from Duquesne Oct. 7. In a … Continue reading Grievance Committee: Reinstate Shank

The Duquesne DukeJanuary 28, 2021

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Shank speaks out, asks state and federal boards to investigate DU

Kellen Stepler | editor-in-chief 10/29/2020 Gary Shank, the professor who was fired earlier this month for using a racial epithet, wrote letters to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Pennsylvania State Board of Education Friday, asking them to investigate his termination alleging serious academic integrity violations within his department. In the letters, Shank, who at one time was responsible to provide support … Continue reading Shank speaks out, asks state and federal boards to investigate DU

The Duquesne DukeOctober 29, 2020

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Shank receives termination letter

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 10/08/20 Gary Shank, the Duquesne professor who was placed on paid leave Sept. 11 after using a racial epithet in a lecture, received a termination of employment letter Wednesday, Oct. 7 from university provost David Dausey. In the letter, Dausey writes that he reviewed the report written by school of education dean Gretchen Generett and that, consistent to section 9.2 of … Continue reading Shank receives termination letter

The Duquesne DukeOctober 8, 2020