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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A national association is warning University of Missouri officials of a possible investigation into the firing of an assistant professor over her role in student protests.
The American Association of University Professors said in a letter Thursday that Melissa Click's firing is "a matter of basic concern" for the academic-freedom focused organization.
Top university administrators announced Click's ouster last month, citing her run-ins with police during October protests and with two student journalists weeks later on the Columbia campus.
The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/21NdsWW) reports that the school's interim chancellor, Hank Foley, responded that curators had treated Click fairly and gave her a chance to respond. He described the situation as "uniquely challenging" and said there was no intention of her firing setting a precedent in how faculty complaints are handled.
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