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Dean of Carlson School (U of Minn) makes dismissive comments about COVID [View all]
Carlson School of Management (CSOM) Dean Sri Zaheer made “egregious and problematic” comments regarding COVID-19 during a Sept. 15 Carlson Staff Consultative Committee meeting, according to a letter sent by the committee.
The letter, which was sent to the dean on Oct. 13, requested a written apology from Zaheer to the committee and Carlson staff, along with other action items, including training for Carlson leadership and a written public acknowledgement of the concerns stated in the letter.
According to the letter, Zaheer said “you all really need to chill out and get over it” to committee members regarding the pandemic, along with other statements.
Another one of Zaheer’s comments at the meeting included “50,000 people die from the flu each year but no one talks about that.”
The letter, which was sent to the dean on Oct. 13, requested a written apology from Zaheer to the committee and Carlson staff, along with other action items, including training for Carlson leadership and a written public acknowledgement of the concerns stated in the letter.
According to the letter, Zaheer said “you all really need to chill out and get over it” to committee members regarding the pandemic, along with other statements.
Another one of Zaheer’s comments at the meeting included “50,000 people die from the flu each year but no one talks about that.”
https://mndaily.com/270057/news/carlson-staff-writes-letter-on-egregious-and-problematic-comments-from-dean-sri-zaheer-during-meeting/?utm_source=MN+Daily+News+-+Email+Edition&utm_campaign=94558f17db-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_29_02_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_58c398b796-94558f17db-226794320
Carlson is the Business School. The U of M has mandatory vaccination and mandatory masking, so this is not in keeping with university policy.
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