Latino professor punished after teaching class on racial slurs

Published March 10, 2022 12:00am ET



A Hispanic professor at San Diego State University was removed from teaching two classes after he showed a presentation slide that featured racial slurs against various ethnic identities.

J. Angelo Corlett, a professor of philosophy and ethics at SDSU, presented the lesson earlier this month to demonstrate a philosophical concept distinguishing the use of words versus simply mentioning words. It included slurs against black, Hispanic, Asian, and white people.

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