Professor Sues San Jose State for Retaliation | Bakersfield News

A San José State professor, Sang Hae Kil, is suing the university after being fired in 2024 for participating in Gaza-related protests — a move her legal team says was discriminatory and retaliatory. As the only tenured faculty member terminated for protest involvement, Kil argues the university ignored a faculty board’s findings and disproportionately punished her as an Asian-American queer woman. An arbitrator recently overturned her firing, ordering reinstatement — a decision the university is now implementing — while her attorneys say the case underscores a dangerous erosion of academic freedom and free speech. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/950565ed708a44eb