Student demonstrators at Ball State University in Indiana held a walkout on Tuesday to peacefully protest a professor who last week called police after a black student refused to change seats during class. The Jan. 21 confrontation between marketing professor Shaheen Borna and senior business administration major Sultan Benson was caught on video and posted online. AUTHORS, ACADEMICS DEFEND BABSON COLLEGE PROFESSOR FIRED FOR FACEBOOK POST ON IRAN BOMBINGBenson also thanked Mearns for attending the rally. Last week, Mearns called the professor’s actions a “gross error” and “unwarranted overreaction,” the Star Press reported. He also proposed a plan of action, which includes new faculty training, and meetings with Benson, black faculty and campus groups, WISH-TV reported.

Source: Fox News January 29, 2020 15:32 UTC