A Columbia University professor who was the apparent target of a hate crime last October, when a noose was left on her office door, has been sanctioned for plagiarism, university officials confirmed today. The plagiarism investigation of the professor, Madonna G. Constantine of Teachers College, was reported today by The Columbia Spectator. This afternoon, she called the investigation “biased and flawed†and accused the university of a “witch hunt.â€Â ÂÂ
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“I am left to wonder whether a white faculty member would have been treated in such a publicly disrespectful and disparaging manner,†she wrote. “As one of only two tenured Black women full professors at Teachers College, it pains me to conclude that I have been specifically and systematically targeted.â€ÂÂÂ
No, a white faculty member would have been instantly discharged, and would never have worked at a major university again.UPDATE: The Columbia Spectator reports this story.ÂÂ
Comment by cranky-d on 2/20 @ 8:16 pm #
I wonder where the noose came from? It’s the kind of thing liberals think conservatives would do, but I have never known any conservatives who would do that (not that there might not be some, but at the University level?). Yes, basically I’m saying she is a likely suspect; perhaps it was a response to the investigation, which would’ve taken a long time to complete, and she thought it would gain her some sympathy. The fact that she’s a psychology professor doesn’t help her case.
Pure speculation, of course. However, her response to the investigation is not one an innocent party would make.
Comment by Enoch_Root on 2/20 @ 8:17 pm #
Dan – I never thought you’d stoop so low as to steal MY posting and post it as your own.
Comment by Dan Collins on 2/20 @ 8:20 pm #
Yeah, well . . .
RACIST!!!!
Comment by happyfeet on 2/20 @ 8:29 pm #
It’s Columbia University. I mean it’s a university. What I mean is this is something that happened in academia. It’s just I think I’m desensitized. I know it sounds like I’m kidding, but really. This is like mild eczema on an inoperable cancer patient.
Comment by Alcyoneus on 2/20 @ 9:44 pm #
Come on, you can’t hold her responsible for her own actions.
Legacy of Slavery(tm), don’t you know?
Comment by Pablo on 2/20 @ 10:19 pm #
IIRC, there was surveillance video of the noose being placed. And we haven’t seen it. It pains me to conclude that there’s a damned meaningful reason we haven’t seen it, and while we’re pulling assumptions unsupported by the evidence out of our asses, I must conclude that Perfesser Constantine did it in the hallway with a noose.
Comment by happyfeet on 2/20 @ 10:21 pm #
I kind of like her eyeshadow though.
Comment by Dan Collins on 2/20 @ 10:27 pm #
Yes, it’s much more becoming on her complexion than this one.
Comment by happyfeet on 2/20 @ 10:32 pm #
whoa.
Comment by Alcyoneus on 2/20 @ 10:49 pm #
it’s much more becoming on her complexion than this one
Dang. That’s crazy shit.
Comment by Slartibartfast on 2/20 @ 10:54 pm #
Looks like a broken face, to me.
Comment by daleyrocks on 2/20 @ 11:36 pm #
Obama’s using someone else’s words. Why can’t a sistah do it too. Racists.
Comment by Cave Bear on 2/21 @ 7:45 am #
Oh Gawd, yet another “angry black female” gets caught with her hand in the cookie jar, and it’s all Whitey’s fault, complete with a noose.
And anyone notice how this whole “noose” thing didn’t start turning up until after that Jena, LA kerfuffle? And even in that case, it turns out the nooses in the infamous tree had nothing to do with lynching anyone, but rather was over some silly-assed cross-town high school sports rivalry.
And someone at COLUMBIA is supposed to have left a noose on this bitch’s door? Yeah, tell me another one…
And damn you guys anyway. It’s been several days now and I still have “What’s New, Pussycat?” running through my head.
Comment by MarkD on 2/22 @ 7:12 am #
When something outrageous actually happens, I wonder if I’ll still be able to care?