Unfit for Native American Studies?
Longtime Stanford English professor says he's stepping down from a teaching a Native American literature course after students complained he was culturally insulting and possibly unqualified.
By
Colleen Flaherty
January 16, 2019
Kenneth Fields
A professor of English at Stanford University says he will no longer teach an undergraduate class on American Indian mythology, legend and lore after students complained that he was “insensitive and inappropriate†with respect to course content.
Kenneth Fields, professor and poet, said via email Tuesday that he voluntarily stepped down as the instructor for the course, which was last offered in the fall quarter. He referred additional questions about his teaching to the English department chair, who did not return a request for comment. Fields, who is white, has been at Stanford since 1967.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/01/16/longtime-stanford-english-professor-says-hes-stepping-down-teaching-native-american
