Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon has reached a settlement with former English professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner for his wrongful termination. The private university will pay $1 million to Pollack-Pelzner, who was fired in 2021 after reporting several incidents, including antisemitic remarks made by the university’s president, Miles K. Davis.

Pollack-Pelzner had accused Davis of making antisemitic jokes and comments, leading to his termination. He then sued the university for $4 million. A report by the American Association of University Professors concluded that Linfield had violated Pollack-Pelzner’s academic freedom and right to due process.

Following Pollack-Pelzner’s firing, several people affiliated with Linfield, including the director of the university’s wine studies program, left in solidarity with him. Despite calls for Davis’ resignation from groups such as the Anti-Defamation League and the Oregon Board of Rabbis, he remains as president of the university nearly three years later.

Pollack-Pelzner is now a visiting professor at Portland State University and a scholar-in-residence at the Portland Shakespeare Project. Linfield University is affiliated with American Baptist Churches.

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