Professor's sudden dismissal stuns students(Aryan Race Nation)

equinoxnews ^ | 04/01/05 | Tiffanie Johnson and Roberto Chavez

[Pikamax]

Professor's sudden dismissal stuns students By Tiffanie Johnson and Roberto Chavez

Students expressed shock last week when a popular history professor suddenly was dismissed. Then many expressed disbelief after they discovered an audio-enhanced website where he spoke out against Jews and blacks, including FDU basketball players.

"He was my favorite professor," said one student. "I can't believe it is the same man."

In fact, Jacques Pluss, an adjunct professor at the Metropolitan Campus, openly discussed his March 21 dismissal from Fairleigh Dickinson in a 44-minute interview on a website of the National Socialist Movement designed with swastikas and a picture of Adolf Hitler.

Pluss said he was "removed" from his classroom duties when he received a brief phone call at 5:30 p.m. from the department chairman who, he said, told him he was being released "for the convenience of the university" the following day. "I was stolen away in the night," he said. Pluss reported that he will be paid his salary through the end of this semester. He also said he will retire from "the academic world" and devote himself to the cause of the White Aryan Race Nation.

The professor speculated that he was dismissed because of his work with the National Socialist Movement on the internet, adding that the university "followed the typical Jewish, lawyerly, Hebrew line." He suggested that a "watchdog group" may have alerted FDU about his activities beyond the classroom.

During one segment of the conversation, Pluss said the university did not want adverse publicity while its Division 1 basketball team was in the NCAA playoffs. He said the players are "n--- to the core" and "sit in the back of my class with CDs and earphones" listening to "ghastly rap music."

Earlier in the same broadcast, Pluss referred to the "browning of America" and called FDU a "heavily Judaized institution" with a large minority student population. He said those students are "floating their way through school on taxpayer dollars," adding that it (FDU) is "not just browned, but singed." He also discussed attending a recent "gathering" of the White Aryan Race Nation in South Carolina, commenting that he had been gratified by the turnout.

Talking about his sudden dismissal, Pluss said it was "a terrible thing to do for students" who will have to deal with "a new teaching style, a new course outline and exams." He said he learned that "half of the class did try to speak with the department chairman" about his departure, but "were told to leave the building."

Pluss also said he "was not teaching any particular ideology" in his classes because of his training, specifically at the University of Chicago where he earned a Ph.D.

The audio broadcast apparently was posted on Tuesday, March 22, the day after Pluss was dismissed. Within 24 hours, word had spread among students, especially residents, that his views could be heard by conducting a Google search using his name.

"I feel that the college did what was necessary to protect its students from any type of emotional danger or law suits that could have come up because of him belonging to the National Socialist Movement," said junior Ameniki Omotola, an international student from Trinidad. "Dr. Pluss never appeared to be a person who supported white supremacy. In fact, this really shocked me when I saw his name on the website. His classes were entertaining, and I could say I learned a lot."

Sophomore Charles White said Pluss was one of his favorite teachers during his freshman year. "Pluss never came off to me in class as a man who supported white supremacy," he said. "He was one of my favorite teachers and I talked highly of him. I really liked him, and now I'm ashamed I ever did. I feel the school did the right thing in firing him."

Senior Christopher Langford said he was shocked and disappointed when he found out about Dr. Pluss. "I had no idea that he was an alleged racist," he said. "Now that I think about it, Dr. Pluss seemed to have a morbid fascination with Hitler and Nazism. But he never once taught propaganda or expressed his views in class. He came off as being liberal in his thinking. An incident arose in class about racism, and he appeared to be very anti-racist."

Meanwhile, the Equinox received a press release from the National Socialist Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minn.; it was dated March 23 and emailed by Jacques Pluss.

The release stated: "The NSM officially condemns Fairleigh Dickinson University for engaging in acts of left-wing McCarthyism. This past Monday, Professor Jacque Pluss was removed from his teaching position apparently for no other reason than being a member of NSM. It is against every concept of the Constitution and the principles of our republic and an act of sheer stupidity for the powers that be to force anyone to leave job [sic] simply because of his/her legal political affiliations. If American universities truly stand for the market place of ideas, and of freedom of expression, then we must protect all, including Professor Jacques Pluss . . . We at the NSM also realize that the Constitution is best protected in a free marketplace of ideas rather than by school officials that may be controlled by political correctness and Jews."

However, the university administration gave quite a different reason for the dismissal. "He was released for the official reason of (having) six absences and not making them up," said Dean of University College John Snyder. "As a professor, he did not meet that requirement."

Snyder responded to the professor's claim that he was released for the "convenience" of the university. "It's the Universities responsibility to take care of its students and the academics of the students," Snyder said.

Pluss was replaced in the classroom by Prof. Michelle Hartman. According to Snyder, she reported that students were upset and asking many questions. "Students were really upset because they didn't ever get anything that indicated he was basically a hate monger," said Snyder. "The term they used was 'betrayal.' They felt betrayed for the most part."

"We don't do FBI-style security checks for adjunct professors for the reason that we have an incredible number of adjunct professors," Snyder continued. "Also, when reviewing background information, you can never obtain information from previous employers on why they (former employees) were released or let go. They never disclose reasons for leaving." He said the University discovered the professor's Nazi associations after he had left his position.

Snyder said that, when the department decided to dismiss him, nobody knew his whereabouts. After the University discovered his outside activities, research showed that he was making Nazi statements. "I don't really know what the initial resource was for getting to the website - I don't know how students found out," said Snyder.

Attempts by the Equinox to reach Faramarz Fatemi, director of the School of History, Political and International Studies, who informed the professor of his release, were unsuccessful.

Freshman Tiara Johnson felt that Pluss never came off as a white supremacist. "I would have never guessed it in a million years," she said. "I just don't understand how he could smile in our faces and have long conversations with black students [in class], but carry so much hatred for us deep down inside. One thing I noticed was that he missed about five or six classes this semester, but never told us where or why he was gone."

Sophomore Marc Eichler said that, when he heard that Dr. Pluss was a member of the National Socialist Movement, he nearly fell out his chair. "I'm Jewish, but the guy never had anything against me -in fact, he gave me an A," he said. "He never came off as being a racist. I would discuss issues regarding my religion in class, and he never said anything."

Senior Allison Baretz said that a professor does not belong at FDU teaching issues such as the Holocaust when he himself believes in it. "During class he never really came off as a man who supported white supremacy, but after knowing his actions and thinking back, there were some signs," she said. "He talked a lot about religion. He did not want to teach the Holocaust for more than one class (an hour and a half). And he asked us to write a journal as if we were in the shoes of a German soldier during the Holocaust, asking us how we would react. For our mid-term, he gave us a question of comparing and contrasting the Holocaust and the rise of Nazi Germany to modern-day terrorism. I have this reaction because I am Jewish, and to have a 'Nazi' teacher does not go over well. I am extremely relieved that the school made this decision to fire Dr. Pluss and did not disregard it and let him stay."

"He was one of my favorite teachers," Langford said. "I even wanted to nominate him as Faculty Member of the Year for the SGA Gala."

[jude24]

The guy who I lambasted named himself after Nathan Bedford Forest, the leader of the KKK.

I think that's inappropriate, because, protestations to the contrary, only a damned racist would name himself after the founder of the KKK. I don't believe him when he says, "oh, I picked him because he was a good general." You want a good general, pick General Lee or Stonewall Jackson. Don't pick the man who founded a terrorist organization.

Res ipsa loquitor. You name yourself after the founder of the KKK, you are a racist.

[jude24]

Churchill should be fired. He's a damned racist too.

I don't disagree with that tenant - I'm calling out a racist in our ranks.

[Nataku X]

Stormfront refers to blacks as Negros.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Doc I think you're onto something.

[cgbg]

National Socialists (Nazi's), Communists, World socialists, Maoists, and trotskyites, or any other type should not be allowed to teach in American Universities

You have just advocating firing half of the professors of the Ivy League universities. :-)

Trotskyites breed like rabbits in those places.

World socialism is the predominant ideology of academia. For most it is their life's mission! :-(

[Stultis]

How is that any worse than Ward Churchill? I detect a double standard. Is there academic immunity or not?

There is a double standard, but as Martha Stewart would say, "that's a good thing."

The result of the double standard is that right wing-nuts are marginalized, and seen to be so, whereas left wing-nuts are lionized, and seen to be so. The result of that is greater distrust of the left, a greater acceptance of the right, by moderates and independents. And the result of that is the emergence of the Republicans as America's majority party (for at least the next thirty years I would expect).

[cgbg]

Communism looks mighty "patriarchal" to me -- despite their pro-feminist rhetoric.

As I read your comment I was reminded that the dictator Khruschev (sp?) used to fly in his version of air-force one with a beautiful swedish stewardess in tow while he left his dumpy wife back home in the frozen Moscow winter. :-)

_That_ is Communism in the real world.

[Stultis]

Could he have admired the Turks who committed a holocaust against the Armenians which our Senate failed to acknowledge for fear that recognition would denigrate the "real" one?

My point is not to defend Nazis...

Then why do you refer to the reality of the Holocaust with scare quotes?

...but to identify the danger to us all when an academic institution, swimming in tax payer money, can control thought, restrict speech, and interfere with free association and do so with ringing applause.

Maybe there's a danger to you all, but mainstream conservatives are not damaged, and are in fact much strengthened as a social force, by the marginalization of genuine extremists.

[nathanbedford]

Let us see how fast the unanointed but self appointed guardians of virtue and probity fly through the ether to this thread and protect the unwashed and timorous from these impure thoughts:

He's an Episcopal minister, so what can you expect? He HAS no religious precepts to follow

He's an Episcopal minister, so what can you expect? He HAS no religious precepts to follow. LOL!

He's an Episcopal minister, so what can you expect? Correct. He is simply reflecting his Church's muddied cultural identity.

the poster is absolutely correct in stating the Episcopalian has no core beliefs. They jettisoned them long ago

The journey is not too far in web space, it was posted a few threads away here, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1376483/posts, but of course it is light years away in the dawning of self awareness of hypocrisy and self righteousness among those who indignantly proclaim their purity on this thread. Let us see how loudly they bray. Let us see if they call Jim Robinson's attention to the attack on the Episcopalians. No? Well, I guess our poor Anglican bothers are not in favor this week.

[LauraleeBraswell]

""Do not slur the memory of a great soldier and patriot for his country. People can and do change""


You know what the Civil War was about? It was a bunch of elitists who were in with Europe and wanted "free trade" and slavery, so they rounded up all the ignorant poor whites who didn't know better and waged a war of rebellion against the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. And millions were killed for no good reason. There were demonstrations in the streets, men were drafted, and the United States of America almost was no more.

I hate to tell you, but it was a war of the DEMOCRATS versus the REPUBLICANS.

So what if they the Democrats won? What if the Confederacy won, think about it. We would not be the United States of America, we would not be the Superpower we are today, and we would not be United under that flag of 13 strips and 50 stars. Think about that!


We are one nation under god, this is the UNITED STATES of AMERICA! How can you pledge patriotism to this great nation if your still stuck on ole Dixie? The Civil War was a disgrace. Stop being proud of it. It was a horrible needless War brought on by a bunch of Elitists.

And so, Nathan Bedford Forrest was some man who started a white boys club. And who didn't mean for it to be a home grown terror group that lynched innocent black men and women, burned down people's homes, and terrorized Blacks, Jews, Catholics and anyone who wasn't WASP. Oops, what a mistake! And he's a hero? Why, because he realized the error of his ways.

All that voter suppression in the South, that was the Democratic party. The Democratic Party was pulling the same antics they are today, turning whites against blacks. Now, they turn blacks against whites.

Don't give me that State's rights nonsense about the Civil War. The purpose of States Rights is to give the individual citizen more liberty.
This is the USA, not the Confederate States of America.

[kingsurfer]

There is an arguement that National Socialism was actually left wing rather than right wing and therefore left wing fascism. It makes sense to an extent although it is not something I know enough about to go in any deeper. Maybe there are some other people who could better explain this position.

[LauraleeBraswell]

But allot of the Communist murders were Starvation. Look at Zimbabwe, it doesn't matter if your in with the communists or the other party, there just isn't enough food to go around. Everyone is starving. After the white farms were seized all those black workers were out of the job.

[kingsurfer]

Yeh. But they did have a lot of social welfare plans and systems as well so were "socialist" to an extent. I think that another arguement is that right-wing is actually closer to what would be seen as true liberalism (as in the state leaves people alone unless they infringe on toher peoples rights) which is the anti-thesis of Nazism and Fascism hence they could not be right wing.

Of course this kind of arguement is the stuff that Dissertations and Theses are made out of.

[LauraleeBraswell]

""here was a time when school – including collage – had the purpose of preparing young minds for the Real World (and not the MTV version). If they are sheltered from everything evil, how will they react when they encounter it after leaving the sheltered halls of academia?""


Really? Wow. You mean, there was a time where I didn't have to sit in a class and listen to the evils of Capitalism?

""!If they are sheltered from everything evil, how will they react when they encounter it after leaving the sheltered halls of academia?""

You men, like the German Nazi Youth? I can't really speak for other college freshmen because I'm not a typical 18 year old, but I'm talking about sitting in your class and hearing about how WONDERFUL Socialism and communism is. I shouldn't have to feel the need to quip in and explain how they don't work. I'm tired of having to save the class from my professor's brainwashing, I really am.

And I'm tired of explaining how capitalism isn't evil and how it reforms countries. Or correcting my professor politely when he states something that isn't true. Which happens all the time. Because I know more about politics then them, only I don't have a doctorate.

Should I be exposed to a White Supremicist professor teaching about how the black race is inferior? No, I should not. Because it's a waste of my time.

[LauraleeBraswell]

Communism doesn't exist. To have a communist movement, you cannot have a leader. What it turns into is some dictatorship.

[R. Scott]

Really? Wow. You mean, there was a time where I didn't have to sit in a class and listen to the evils of Capitalism?

Actually, I remember when Capitalism was taught as being the best thing that ever happened to society.

You men, like the German Nazi Youth?

That is one of the evils I was referring to.

I'm talking about sitting in your class and hearing about how WONDERFUL Socialism and communism is.

I too had that experience. I was a Sociology Major. While socialism was often held up as the example of All That is Good and Wonderful in the World, I had to disagree – both in class and with papers.
I personally feel that if all I was taught was that with which I agreed I would not have learned much.

Should I be exposed to a White Supremicist professor teaching about how the black race is inferior? No, I should not. Because it's a waste of my time.

Unless I missed something in the article, he was not teaching his personal philosophy in class.