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Episode 107: FIRE's Case at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
In today's episode of FIREside Chats, FIRE's Vice President Robert Shibley and Justice Robert H. Jackson Fellow Azhar Majeed, discuss Keith John Sampson's case at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Sampson, a student-employee, was found guilty of racial harassment for reading the book Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan during a break in the workroom. Majeed has been following this case closely and recently had an op-ed published in the Indianapolis Star about it. Continuing checking back for updates on IUPUI and join us next week for another episode of FIREside Chats, when we discuss our recent case at Colorado College.
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