Oberlin College Suspends Professor

Mohammad Jafar Mahallati

Oberlin College has been featured often on this blog over the years due to its ongoing problems with anti-Semitism. Joy Karega, a former professor at Oberlin, was canned in 2016 as a result of her anti-Jewish screeds and questionable academic qualifications. More recently, Oberlin has been placed under investigation by the Dept. of Education, Office of Civil Rights for allegations of campus anti-Semitism.

During the same period, Professor Mohammad Jafar Mahallati has been under fire for his past record as an ambassador for the Islamic Republic of Iran, his own documented statements supporting Hamas and a "global jihad" against Israel, and allegations of sexual harassment. He was stripped of his teaching duties last November. Now the Jerusalem Post reports that he has been suspended. 

In light of the DOE investigation, it just might be that Oberlin is trying to clean up its mess. We can only hope.