According to Catherine Sivills, Murray State University’s
assistant vice president for communications, MSU political science
professor Mark Wattier has initiated his retirement process from
the university. Earlier this week it was reported that Wattier was
on suspension following an allegation that he made a racial remark
to a black student in class last August.
In a recent telephone interview with the Ledger & Times,
Arlene Johnson, a freshman from Sikeston, Mo., said she showed up
for Wattier’s class on time on Aug. 25 and a film was already in
progress. She said that after class, she and another student asked
Wattier why the film had started early and he told her he always
started films 10-15 minutes before class.
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