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Sociology professor Saida Grundy doesn’t start her new job at BU until July 1, but she already finds herself in the middle of a heated debate.

A professor’s tweets lead to a debate on race and free speech

May 21, 2015Education

In the middle of graduation season, a free speech debate is playing out online — and on campus — at New England’s largest university. Racially charged tweets from an incoming Boston University professor are raising questions about whether academics in the public eye should have the right to share their private opinions on social media.