Howard University law professor Reginald Robinson is in a sticky situation after the university found him responsible for sexual harassment over an exam question involving a Brazilian wax. Robinson is just the latest professor to find himself accused of harassment on the basis of his germane classroom expression—a disturbing trend that has profound implications for academic freedom and the quality of education at our nation’s institutions of higher education.
But if a law student can’t handle an exam hypothetical that includes the word genitals, writes Samantha Harris, that person should think seriously about whether or not law is the right profession for them—because as a young associate at a law firm, you don’t get to tell a partner that you won’t work on a case for a big client because the facts squick you out.
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