Mizzou Staff Member Placed on Leave for Intimidating, Blocking Student Photographer
Source: Slate
The University of Missouri on Wednesday announced Director of Greek Life, Janna Basler, one of the staff members involved in forcibly preventing a student journalist from covering Mondays protests on campus, has been place on administrative leave.
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Basler and assistant professor Melissa Click were caught on film organizing students to physically and verbally intimidate student photographer Tim Tai to prevent him from taking pictures of the protesters assembled on the quad. Basler at 2:00 minutes in the video above can be seen personally blocking Tai from taking pictures. On Tuesday, Basler issued a statement apologizing.
Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/11/11/missouri_s_janna_basler_on_leave_for_blocking_student_photographer_from.html
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)Stellar
(5,644 posts)Whatever it takes, gotta get the news out there.
B2G
(9,766 posts)"Administrators announced on Wednesday that they had put a staff member, Greek Life director Janna Basler, on administrative leave while they investigate her actions at the protest. Basler was seen screaming and having physical contact with Tai in Schierbecker's video."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/12/mizzou-student-files-simple-assault-complaint-against-assistant-professor-melissa-click/75640722/
tabasco
(22,974 posts)I don't understand what you mean.
B2G
(9,766 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)The other journalism professor is an Assistant Professor who does not yet have tenure.
I have to think that her tenure prospects will not be helped by her intimidating and unprofessional behavior.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)would not understand the wrongfulness of her actions against students who were members of the press.
Basler, the staff member placed on leave, clearly acted inappropriately as well.
FSogol
(45,485 posts)goes out the window. You can see that happening daily on DU.
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)She'll go up for tenure (she is an Assistant Professor) and probably be denied.
in academia that means you are basically fired.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)K&R