(CNN) A professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington has come under fire for tweets he posted which the school has called "vile and inexcusable," according to a statement the school provided to CNN Saturday. Adams' tweets became the focal point of a change.org petition calling for his removal. In a lengthy statement released online , the university addressed the free speech implications of Adams' tweets. "However, no matter how upsetting and distasteful the comments may be, they are expressions of free speech and protected by the First Amendment. In the article, Adams wrote about a Muslim refugee and LGBT student-activist at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Source: CNN June 07, 2020 09:11 UTC