U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Image:  The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The university has said it did so to better align the Graduate College of Social Work with broader institutional priorities. The former dean, Alan Dettlaff—who is returning to the social work faculty, for now—says his views on racial justice got him fired. “I’ve said many times, one of the things I’m most proud as dean is that we were focused as a school on racial justice before summer 2020, when a...