US professor suspended for describing 7 October as 'exhilarating' reinstated by university

An American professor who was removed from her teaching position after describing the Hamas-led operation against Israel on 7 October as "exhilarating" will be allowed back into the classroom after a college investigation found her comments had not endangered any of her students.

In a statement sent out to the university community earlier this week, Mark Gearan, president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS), said an investigation into Jodi's conduct had concluded that whereas "certain of Professor Dean’s statements caused harm to members of our community and were inconsistent with our community values and principles ... Professor Dean’s conduct did not rise to the level of harassment or discrimination under the law or our policies."

Gearan said the college had adopted the investigator’s recommended findings.

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