From the Chicago Sun Times: A psychology professor at Downstate Millikin University killed his parents and sister 46 years ago when he was a teenager, a revelation that has jolted the bucolic liberal arts college that has employed him for nearly three decades and sparked calls for his resignation.
Described as “an older hippie,” James St. James landed a top teaching award at the small college in Decatur and chairs its psychology department, but he kept the dark secret from his past from Millikin’s administrators and the central Illinois city in which he has lived....
Not until the publication of an investigation by a Texas newspaper did it become known that he was at Millikin after shooting his parents and teenage sister to death in Texas in 1967. St. James avoided prison time after being found insane at the time of the slayings.
After he was hospitalized for several years, he was found to be sane in 1974, later changed his name from Jim Wolcott, got his college degrees and joined the Millikin faculty.
St. James’ violent past has provoked a debate about his future with the private college, which for now is sticking by him and saying it expects him to continue teaching psychology classes this fall. Millikin also made clear it had not been told of the killings when it initially hired St. James.
“For 27 years, he has taught a variety of courses at Millikin, served in various leadership roles and built a successful academic career receiving academic awards including the 1997 Teaching Excellence and Leadership Award,” the college said in a statement released Thursday.
“Millikin University has only recently been made aware of Dr. St. James’ past. Given the traumatic experiences of his childhood, Dr. St. James’ efforts to rebuild his life and obtain a successful professional career have been remarkable,” Millikin said.
The college said it expects St. James “to teach at Millikin this fall.” http://www.suntimes.com/21666213-761/millikin-professor-had-dark-secret-he-killed-his-family-46-years-ago.html
So, apparently killing 3 members of your family and lying or not telling the university about it just won't get you fired at Millikin University.
I wonder what would get you fired there? Be politically incorrect?
More shame for universities in Illinois who also have hired terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn and other fools.
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