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OSU dean’s ‘Nuts’ T-shirt gets him in hot water
He’s not squirrel, but an Ohio State University dean wore a T-shirt to a student orientation inscribed “Rub my Nuts” anyhow, the Lantern reported Wednesday, May 27.
Ohio State’s Office of Human Resources determined College of Social Work Dean William Meezan “acted inappropriately” in wearing the shirt to the 2008 orientation.
The office also determined he acted inappropriately at a faculty search committee meeting when he said he preferred non-foreign minorities, the student newspaper reported.
Social work professor Rudolph Alexander filed a complaint against Meezan Nov. 20, 2008, claiming that among other things, the shirt violated the school’s sexual harassment policy.
The two have a history of beef.
Alexander previously sued Meezan and OSU for racial discrimination, the Lantern reported.
Alexander also allegedly told students Meezan had AIDS and called him a “gay leprechaun.”
Meezan told investigators he wore the shirt as an ‘innocent joke,” the Lantern said.
Among other things, Human Resources ordered Meezan to “be sensitive to the impact his behavior has on the work and academic environment,” the newspaper said.
Office of Academic Affairs will decide if Meezan should be disciplined
Read the rest of the Lantern article here.
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By Maurice Clarett
May 28, 2009 4:46 PM | Link to this
Stay classy Ohio State!