An adjunct professor at Syracuse University's College of Sport and Human Dynamics has been placed on leave after using the n-word during a discussion about “recent branding changes for professional sports organizations.”
According to daily Orange, Steven Warshaw was pondering how teams like the NFL's Washington Commanders (formerly the Washington Redskins) changed to be “less aggressive.”
During the discussion, students in the “Sports Organizational Management” class say Warshaw used fictitious examples such as “New York Jews” and the “Chicago N-word.”
Students said Warshaw's hypothesis “rocked the whole class.” […] “Without any remorse” and without being “justified” academically.
One student, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed the racial slur was 'over the top'. [Warshaw’s] “Inappropriate behavior throughout the semester.”
Another, Warshaw alleges, “consistently made students feel uncomfortable.”
“[Warshaw] “The student made a joke about (Shohei Otani) an Asian child sitting in the back of the classroom and then mentioned (Yao Ming) to the same person,” he said. daily orange. “(He also) made sexist comments about the way women dress in sports, particularly through sideline reporting.”
Deans Jeremy Jordan and Chandice Haste-Jackson met with class members immediately after the incident and had a “great conversation.” Students were informed that they would be assigned another teacher to “manage the sports organization” for the remainder of the semester.
Warsaw (picture), A 1981 Syracuse graduate, he is president of Universal Sports Marketing, according to his Linkedin page. He previously held marketing positions with various minor league basketball teams and served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.
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