Madonna Constantine

Madonna Constantine

Madonna Constantine is a Columbia University Professor who has been a victim of racial harassment in connection with the Jena 6 case. She found a noose hung in her University office. Follow breaking news about Madonna Constantine and... [more]

Madonna Constantine is a Columbia University Professor who has been a victim of racial harassment in connection with the Jena 6 case. She found a noose hung in her University office. Follow breaking news about Madonna Constantine and related racial conflicts and discussions.

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A Columbia University professor who was fired over plagiarism allegations is suing the school for $200 million. Madonna Constantine filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday calling her 2008 firing an "academic lynching." Constantine was a clinical psychology professor at Teachers College. She says her firing was fueled by "academic rivalry and political intrigue." Teachers College says the lawsuit has no merit and intends to defend itself vigorously. Constantine's firing came after a noose was found dangling from her office door. Police never determined who put it there. In October, the former professor filed a lawsuit seeking to have her firing reversed. ... Read Full Story
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« Hayden Christensen Disses Darth Vader in ‘Details’ | Home | Scrambled Eggs and Sausage Links » By Jebbica | February 21, 2008 Madonna G. Constantine , a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers’ College, was in the news last year for finding a noose draped around the handle of her office door after being accused of plagiarism. The university’s Teachers College announced Wednesday it had imposed “serious sanctions” against Madonna G. Constantine. The college said a lengthy investigation uncovered numerous instances in which she used others’ work without attribution in papers she published in academic journals over the past five years. Her lawyer said ... Read Full Story
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“It wasn’t that we were making fun of the Jena 6 incident. We were just fed up with it… I have just as many black [friends] as i do white. And I love them to death.” – University of Louisiana-Monroe student Kristy Smith, whose Facebook.com page shows students in blackface, apparently acting out the beating of Jena High School student Justin Barker. The events surrounding the arrest and charging of the Jena 6 has sparked at least two copycat incidents on U.S. college campuses, including Ms. Smith and her friends’ parody performance of the beating that led to the Jena 6 arrests on her ... Read Full Story
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Professor Madonna Constantine teaches at Columbia University. She often discusses race relations, but this week she was the victim of a hate crime. A noose was hung in her office, possibly in connection with discussions about the Jena 6 case. “I really don’t have any idea of who could have done that,” she said. “Is there anything that I’ve experienced that’s close? I would say no.” Dr. Constantine, a professor of psychology and education, specializes in the study of how race and racial prejudice can affect clinical and educational interactions. Read Full Story
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"It's disturbing," said student Pete Cronin, 33. "It's not the type of thing you'd ever think would happen here or should happen anywhere."

"You might expect this stuff at the undergraduate level, but not here," said Prof. Lambros Comitas. "We've never had any ethnic or racial tensions."

"I've never heard a bad thing said about her," said a 27-year-old student.

A lawsuit-happy former Columbia University professor yesterday renewed her claims that she was the victim of an "academic lynching" when she was canned for plagiarism last year. Madonna Constantine, who made headlines in 2007 when a hangman's noos...  
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- Sales rose to over EUR 71.0 m in the instrument business - Operating profit (EBIT) increased by 34.0 % to EUR 6.3 m - Earnings per share negatively impacted by increased income tax rate Jena, November 10, 2009 - Analytik Jena AG (Frankfurt DE0005213508, Prime Standard: AJA) was still in line to achieve its main target in the 2008/2009 financial year and continued to enjoy strong growth despite the difficult overall economic climate. This was...  
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After a schoolyard fight that led to national news headlines and racial tension in Jena, Louisiana, the young men of "Jena 6" have moved on and are making the very best of their new lease on life.Contributor: Alicia CruzPublished: Nov 24, 2009  
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Madonna Constantine is a Professor at Columbia University

She teaches psychology and often addresses racial issues

The Jena 6 case has sparked compus-wide debate about racial issues and hate crimes

The use of a noose to intimidate Madonna Constantine implies a connection or reference to the Jena 6 case
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