A tenured art therapy professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been suspended and is under investigation following a student's complaint regarding an assigned case study that referenced violence against Palestinians. The professor, Savneet Talwar, assigned the case study in April as part of a class focused on the cultural dimensions of therapy. The assignment required students to create an ethical treatment plan for a hypothetical queer, Muslim woman residing in the United States.
Chicago Professor Suspended After Assignment Discusses Violence Against Palestinians
Savneet Talwar, a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has been suspended after a student raised concerns about a case study that mentioned violence against Palestinians. The assignment was part of a course on the cultural dimensions of therapy.
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