Wheaton College offered suspended professor an ultimatum, students say

Wednesday, December 23, 2015
WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- Talks appear to have broken down between a suburban college and a professor who posted a controversial religious statement on social media.

Dr. Larycia Hawkins has been placed on administrative leave from Wheaton College following a comment she posted on Facebook stating that Christians and Muslims worship the same god.
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Wheaton College says the comment does not represent its evangelical statement of faith.

According to students at the college, administrators offered Dr. Hawkins an ultimatum: she can teach at Wheaton College without tenure for two years, or resign.

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