The University of Delaware is distancing itself from comments made by an adjunct professor after she said a college student who died after being held by North Korea « got exactly what he deserved. ».
The University of Delaware is distancing itself from comments made by an adjunct professor after she said a college student who died after being held by North Korea « got exactly what he deserved. »
The Wilmington News Journal reports that anthropology professor Kathy Dettwyler said on her personal Facebook page that Otto Warmbier was « typical of a mindset of a lot of the young, white, rich, clueless males » she teaches.
The university said in a statement that Dettwyler’s comments do not reflect the school’s values and are « particularly distressing. » Dettwyler declined to comment.
Warmbier was released by North Korea earlier this month after being held for more than 17 months. He was in a coma and died Monday.
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