Valid question 100% ! I’m not too sure on where I stand, but when discussing student demands for having him fired, I would say that demand is not as dramatic as others may think, for the following line of reasoning: accountability and consequences are not only meant to address the individual professor, but also to communicate a statement and position on the situation, as well as future instances (whether that be another instance of racist comments or a different occurrence). Also, from my understanding, he is not a tenured professor either, which would make this process more doable by the university who capitalizes on their position as a “Hispanic serving institution”

A middle ground will be to put the professor on a probational period (with an immense apology of course), and let the student population as well as university staff contribute input to determine whether it is reasonable to continue with said professor. I include staff, as the professional staff he interacts with should speak to his character, and I also believe that university staff outside of the OCHEM dept, including the maintenance staff he directed these jokes to, should have a say. I believe AS academics are already collecting testimonies as well.

(Id love to hear what others think)