Last week, after several months of being in excruciating limbo, Ilya Shapiro triumphantly announced that he would be returning to his job at Georgetown Law. Despite students’ efforts to cancel him — and Georgetown Law Dean Bill Treanor’s cowardly willingness to indulge them — Shapiro had triumphed.
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But after a few days, Shapiro couldn’t shake the bitter taste from his mouth. And that led him to make an important decision:
Although I scored a technical victory last week and was reinstated, @GeorgetownLaw and its diversicrats created a hostile work environment that made my remaining on the job untenable. https://t.co/F4vo8ZYcMe
— Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) June 6, 2022
Shapiro has shared his letter to Dean Treanor as well. You’ll definitely want to read it:
Here’s my resignation letter. https://t.co/oKmn2HmaPe
— Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) June 6, 2022
Shapiro not only does a fantastic job of defending his character, but he zeroes in on exactly what Treanor and Georgetown Law have done wrong: the willingness to bend over for the outrage mob, the implicit threats against him in the future, the staggering hypocrisy … Shapiro leaves no stone unturned. His letter demonstrates exactly why he would have been such an asset to Georgetown Law, and it shows what so many of the alumni going forward will be lacking in their education.
It saddens me that your observations will fall on deaf ears, but I’m glad you had the integrity and virtue to say it.
— Chad Ragsdale (@caragsdale) June 6, 2022
We wish the very best of luck to Ilya Shapiro.
So sorry to read this resignation letter. I heard your recent interview and was hopeful a new era in academia could become a reality. Good luck on your next steps.
— Carol McLaren (@CarolCMcLaren) June 6, 2022
Brilliant. I wish you and your family the best.
— Steven Ellison (@SEllisonJ) June 6, 2022
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