Carleton announced, July 28, that Hassan Diab, an Ottawa professor who was released on bail after being arrested in connection with the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue, will be replaced immediately in his teaching duties of a summer Carleton course.
Carleton issued a press release saying Diab would be replaced by an unnamed full-time faculty member who has experience teaching the introductory sociology class (SOCI 1002), following reports from several media sources, including the Ottawa Citizen on July 27, concerning Diab’s teaching assignment to begin this week.
Diab, who was arrested Novemver 2008 in connection with the terrorist bombing that killed four, has since been released on bail.
Diab has previously taught courses at both Carleton and the University of Ottawa.
The reasoning in the release stated the change by Carleton was: “In the interest of providing its students with a stable, productive academic environment that is conducive to learning.”
The university has said it is not commenting further on the issue.
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