Faculty To Wheaton College: Reinstate Prof Who Compared Christians, Muslims

Larycia Hawkins

Faculty at an evangelical Illinois college have asked administrators to stop termination proceedings for a professor suspended last month over a Muslim solidarity campaign, The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.

Wheaton College’s faculty council, a group of professors elected by their peers, sent a letter to school officials that called for the college to withdraw the suspension of tenured professor Larycia Hawkins and halt termination proceedings.

Hawkins was first suspended in December for writing a lengthy Facebook post announcing her decision to wear a hijab during the Christmas season, arguing that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God.” Wheaton administrators took issue with that language, saying it violated the statement of faith that all faculty must sign. The college initiated termination proceedings against Hawkins in January.

The faculty council expressed “grave concerns about the process” in the letter.

Wheaton students have been protesting Hawkins’ suspension for weeks.

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  1. The faculty council expressed “grave concerns about the process" in the letter.

    Hope so. 'Cause otherwise, all their Facebook posts may be fair game for some small-minded, vindictive administrator…

  2. Christians are so awesome!

  3. I realize academic jobs are hard to come by today, especially those that offer tenure> But unless the professor is a conservative Christian herself, which I doubt based on what she was willing to do, Wheaton is no more a real university than Liberty and if she can find a position elsewhere, she ought to.

  4. To acknowledge monotheism violates their statement of faith? Interesting.

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