Seattle U.'s Humanities Dean Is Placed on Leave After Student Sit-In

Seattle University has placed the dean of its humanities college on administrative leave following a 22-day sit-in by students protesting the college’s curriculum, The Seattle Times reported on Thursday.

The dean of Matteo Ricci College, Jodi O. Kelly, was at the center of student protests that began last month.

Students called on her to resign and demanded that the college’s curriculum be diversified, saying it focused too much on Western ideas and, in short, too many “dead white dudes.”

During the sit-in, the university announced it would form a committee to tackle teaching diversity.

Ms. Kelly is on leave pending complaints filed with the college’s Office of Institutional Equity and a broad review of her position.