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In March 2009, he fired him. He targeted his principled activism. He supports Palestinian rights. He does so honorably. Rock cited his creative teaching methods. They deserve praise, not condemnation.
Rancourt is a distinguished physics professor. He's an expert in his field. He's a respected environmental science researcher. Students called him a "phenomenal teacher." His pedagogical methods work. Student achievement proved it.
Rock's game plan was get Rancourt. He fired him for supporting right over wrong. He couldn't do so for legitimate reasons. Contrived ones were invented. His teaching methods had nothing to do with it.
Rock ordered campus police to bar him from campus. Orders said remove him if he shows up. That's how despots operate. Rock runs U of O more like a police state than university. Education and learning suffer.
U of O Law Professor Joanne St. Lewis is complicit. She colluded with Rock. She did so against Rancourt. She sued him for $1 million. She charged racism. Doing so was spurious.
Her relationship with Rock is unprincipled. Rancourt called her his "house negro." He did so for good reason. He cited Malcolm X. In 1963, Malcolm first used the term.
St. Lewis had no justification to sue. Rock put her up to it. U of O pays her legal expenses. Rancourt's on his own. He's up against two of Canada's largest law firms.
He's holding his own. He's doing so with limited finances. His U of O Watch blog posts regular updates. It includes other vital postings.
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