Elizabeth Weiss, a professor at San Jose State since 2004, had claimed she was the target of cancel culture after tweeting a photo of herself returning to campus after COVID lockdowns, holding a sk…
SAN JOSE – A controversial anthropology professor at San Jose State, who contended she was a victim of a “woke activist mob” for opposing the repatriation of Native American remains and posing in a photo with an ancient skull, has agreed to leave the university next year.
Weiss and the university “have reached an agreement in which she has voluntarily submitted her resignation effective May 29, 2024, and will dismiss her lawsuit,” the university said in a statement. “Dr. Weiss will remain a member of the SJSU faculty through the 2023-24 academic year.” Weiss’s views opposing repatriation — believing it favors religion over research — and posing with the skullin the academic world, including from the university provost, and once again pitted academic freedom and First Amendment rights against cultural sensitivity.
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