"More than 100 faculty members at George Washington University have signed a petition circulated by the GWU Faculty Association demanding that the university’s president, Thomas LeBlanc, resign immediately.
Disapproval and frustration expressed by faculty and students had already been growing; however, in early February, after a first-year student asked LeBlanc whether the school would divest from fossil fuels if most students favored doing so. ‘Doesn’t matter,’ LeBlanc responded. ‘What if the majority of the students agreed to shoot all the black people here? Do I say, “Ah, well, the majority voted?” No.’
This sparked outrage among students and faculty, prompting calls for his resignation.
The petition goes on to list other reasons for demanding LeBlanc’s resignation." …