Ferris State puts a professor on leave for statements on COVID-19, race

Thomas Brennan, an assistant professor of physical science at Ferris State University, has been placed on leave for making controversial and offensive comments on COVID-19 and other sensitive subjects on social media and during a Zoom meeting of faculty and staff. His comments rejected the idea that the N-word shouldn't be used and expressed doubt about the reality of the atomic bomb and the moon landing. While speech by professors regularly sets off controversies, Brennan's comments...