Fresno State President to hold forums after professor's tweets ignited national controversy

Monday, April 30, 2018
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State President Joseph Castro is planning to hold a series of forums to address the recent controversial tweets sent out by a professor.

The campus newspaper, "The Collegian" reports that Castro will host a public forum on Thursday, May 3 at 7 pm at the Save Mart Center, where he will allow people to voice their concerns.
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The day before, the President will hold a forum open only to faculty, staff, and students in a gym on the campus.

In a note to members of the "campus community," obtained by the "The Collegian" editor-in-chief Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Castro acknowledges that tweets sent out by Fresno State English professor Randa Jarrar have "proven to be challenging for many colleagues on campus."



Randa Jarrar went on a bitter rant bashing the Bush family, shortly after the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush.
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On Tuesday, President Castro announced that although he condemns Jarrar's comments, it did not violate university policy, and therefore she would not be punished for her actions.

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Jarrar is currently on an unrelated personal leave. She is expected to return to campus in the fall semester.
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