San Jose State ordered to give professor back her job after firing found to be 'excessive'
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State University must reinstate Sang Hea Kil, a professor who was fired for her pro-Palestinian activism in 2025, after an arbitrator decided the school went too far in her firing. The California Faculty Association announced the ruling Monday in a statement calling for further protections for academic speech. The arbitrator deemed Kil’s termination to be an ...