University of Oregon law professor under fire for wearing blackface

EUGENE – A petition is calling for a senior law professor to resign from his position at the University of Oregon after she wore blackface for Halloween.

The Register-Guard reported that UO Law Dean Michael Moffitt said the unidentified professor has been placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a civil rights investigation.

University President Michael School said the professor’s actions were indefensible but that the professor has apologized.

Witnesses who saw the professor say she was dressed as “Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine,” a recent autobiography by Dr. Damon Tweedy that recounts the racism he encountered in medical school.