An English professor is suing a Florida college president for firing her after she assigned Ottessa Moshfegh’s "Bettering Myself." The suit says President Fred Hawkins called the award-winning story "political." It is narrated by a fictional teacher who drinks, uses cocaine, and discusses sex.
Florida professor fired for assigning a profane story, lawsuit saysAn English professor is suing the president of a Florida college that she says fired her for assigning a story that he called “political,” according to a federal lawsuit.www.sun-sentinel.com