Accuracy in Media

Larycia Hawkins, who was let go at Wheaton College over her hijab-wearing stunt, is now going to research Islam at the University of Virginia.

Faculty at the Christian college in Illinois disagreed with the firing decision by the administration, which is their right to disagree or agree.  

The usual headlines have read, “Christian college places professor who wore headscarf on leave,” as Fox News said. However, when you read their summary, it was not because of wearing the hijab, but her statements on social media: Larycia Hawkins, who is a Christian and an associate professor of political science at Wheaton College in suburban […]