[citation needed] Millsaps College suspended and later dismissed James Bowley, a tenured professor of politics and religion, after he emailed three students that class was cancelled to "mourn and process this racist fascist country" after Donald Trump was elected in the 2024 United States elections.

[5] Millsaps interim provost Stephanie Rolph placed him on administrative leave, saying that it was because he "[shared] personal opinions with [his] students" using his official email.

[5] The college's faculty council president, David Wood, told Inside Higher Ed that the suspension was "unfair and unsubstantiated" and the decision to ban Bowley without a hearing was done on "very poor judgment".

[7] One of these past issues involving Bowley was the defacement of the Christian Center, an academic building on campus that was set for renovation in 2017.

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