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Professor Disciplined for Speaking Out | Birmingham News
A Troy University math professor, Micah Swartz, sparked controversy after writing and sharing a letter to lawmakers using university letterhead — prompting two disciplinary notices for allegedly failing to clarify he was speaking as a private citizen and for “unprofessional conduct.” The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is defending Swartz, arguing his First Amendment rights were violated and that professors shouldn’t lose their ability to petition the government simply because they work at a public university. Troy remains silent on specifics, citing confidentiality, though it…
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