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| Hamline University’s President Announces Retirement After Prophet Muhammad Controversy | Hamline University’s President Announces Retirement After Prophet Muhammad Controversy |
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| The president of Hamline University, who had been under sharp criticism for the treatment of an adjunct professor who showed images of the Prophet Muhammad in an art history class, announced on Monday that she would retire in June 2024. | The president of Hamline University, who had been under sharp criticism for the treatment of an adjunct professor who showed images of the Prophet Muhammad in an art history class, announced on Monday that she would retire in June 2024. |
| Fayneese S. Miller, the president of the Minnesota school, had initially defended the university’s decision to not reappoint the lecturer who had shown students, after providing warnings, images of the Prophet Muhammad, igniting a debate about academic freedom and Islamophobia. | Fayneese S. Miller, the president of the Minnesota school, had initially defended the university’s decision to not reappoint the lecturer who had shown students, after providing warnings, images of the Prophet Muhammad, igniting a debate about academic freedom and Islamophobia. |
| Many Muslims say they are prohibited from viewing images of Muhammad out of concerns of idolatry, but Muslims have varying views about such representations. | Many Muslims say they are prohibited from viewing images of Muhammad out of concerns of idolatry, but Muslims have varying views about such representations. |
| On Monday, an email from the administration to the campus announced that Dr. Miller would step down, but made no mention of the controversy. | On Monday, an email from the administration to the campus announced that Dr. Miller would step down, but made no mention of the controversy. |
| In the message, Ellen Watters, the chairwoman of the university’s board of trustees, called Dr. Miller an “innovative and transformational” leader and said she had ably led the university through a time of change while centering the needs of students. “Hamline is forever grateful for Dr. Miller’s tireless and dedicated service,” she said. The university will conduct a national search for a successor. | |
| After the lecturer, Erika López Prater, was told her contract would not be renewed last winter, the administration’s actions were strongly and widely criticized, and Dr. López Prater filed a lawsuit. |