Princeton claims his firing is due to his behavior during a years-old investigation of a relationship he had with a student, but Katz notes he was already punished for that infraction — and the timing of the university’s move is utterly transparent.

Katz, long a beloved professor, had the temerity to write an article in 2020 criticizing a letter signed by many Princeton faculty and students.

Wow, how suspicious that they would retaliate 2 years later over something like that! Yeah, having longer sabbaticals for PoC professors and de-emphasizing SAT scores is totally a curtailing of academic freedom.