Christine Saviez

Review of CSU Fresno Academic Innovation...

Fresno is rather backward town. I'm so thrilled t...

Fresno is rather backward town. I'm so thrilled to see a professor breaking the mold. Professor Jarrar s Tweet finally thrusted Fresno State into the real world. Sure the timing wasn't ideal and they are words I wouldn't have said, but that's ok. We need academics with backbone who dare to shatter the status quo. I had to leave Fresno for college to find academics who would be interesting. If there were more professors like Jarrar I would have stayed and obtained my B.A. here in Fresno. But to find a better education I had to move north a few hundred miles.

It's a shame to see President Castro to bend over backwards to sooth the thin skins of Jarrar's antagonists. This is unsettling. This is a university. Professors need to be able to speak out without fear. Bending over backwards to these thick headed people sends the wrong message.