English faculty member fired for telling English-speaking students to "Speak English".

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A professor of English at Duchess University has been fired for sending an email telling English-speaking students to "speak English". Professor Bridget Monahan, 32, said the email was directed to English-speaking students studying English but who failed to speak English....

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