Duke University professor Megan Neely stepped down as the head of the Masters of Biostatistics program after she receives backlash from emailing Chinese students, urging them to speak English at all times, rather than speaking their native language.
Protests and complaints break out across social media, the college campus, and even in China. A group of students created a petition to investigate the actions of the unnamed faculty mentioned in Neely’s letter, and a wide variety of people are voicing their opinions. The dean of the university apologizes for the email and attempts to make peace.
