Duke professor steps down after asking students to not speak Chinese

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DIVISION IS STILL IN -- BUT
I HAVE NOT GOTTEN AIRED
REPLY.
ROBERT RICHARDSON,
CBS17 NEWS.
DUKE UNIVERSITY IS RESPONDING
AFTER A PROFESSOR SENT
AN E-MAIL TO INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
TELLING THEM TO ONLY
SPEAK ENGLISH ON CAMPUS.
THAT E-MAIL HAS GONE VIRAL.
DEREK LEWIS IS LIVE IN
DURHAM
DIGGING DEEPER.
WHAT IS THE
UNIVERSITY SAYING ABOUT THE E-
MAIL
AND THE CONTROVERSY?
Reporter:
Reporter: DUKE UNIVERSITY
HAS STUDENTS FROM
125 COUNTRIES,
AND MANY OF THEM
SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
I AM TOLD
THAT ANYONE TELLING STUDENTS TO
JUST SPEAK ENGLISH IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
THE UNIVERSITY IS APOLOGIZING
AND
SENDING DEEP REGRETS AFTER
MAKING
--
A DIRECTOR OF
JESUIT STUDIES TOLD STUDENTS
TO SPEAK ENGLISH IN
PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS.
THE E-MAIL WENT OUT FRIDAY
TO 54 STUDENTS IN THE
MASTERS OF BIOSTATISTICS
PROGRAM.
AFTER FACULTY
MEMBERS WENT TO HER ASKING HER
TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS
SPEAKING CHINESE
LOUDLY IN THE STUDENT
LOUNGE, SHE SENT THIS E-MAIL.
IN
PART, THE E-MAIL SAYS "I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO COMMIT
TO USING ENGLISH 100%
OF THE TIME WHEN YOU
ARE IN ANY PROFESSIONAL
SETTING."
A VICE PRESIDENT AT DUKE
TELLS ME
AN E-MAIL LIKE THAT
SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SENT.
[INAUDIBLE]
Reporter: I HAVE LEARNED
NEELY VOLUNTARILY
STEPPED DOWN FROM HER
DIRECTOR POSITION.
SHE IS STILL TEACHING HERE
AS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. I
AM TOLD
THERE ARE ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES
FOR MORE TRAINING WHEN IT

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Duke professor steps down after asking students to not speak Chinese

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