Michigan professor who wore space helmet in profanity-laced video settles for $95K with university
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Barry Mehler, a history professor at Michigan's Ferris State University, agreed to retire and to accept $95,000 after he sued over a profanity-filled video he made for students.
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Mehler, 75, also agreed to retire from the school instead of face termination. He taught history at Ferris State for decades.
The professor was placed on paid leave in January for telling students in a video that "civilization is collapsing" and "life on your planet is going extinct," before telling students that they are "vectors of disease."
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