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GWU professor who pretended to be Black will not teach fall semester
Published September 04, 2020
A George Washington University professor who pretended to be Black, when in fact she is White and Jewish, will not teach classes in the fall semester, the college said Friday.
The university announced it will review the actions of Jessica Krug, who teaches Black history at the Washington-based college.
"Many of you understandably have many questions in the wake of the Medium post by GW faculty member Jessica Krug," read an announcement from M. Brian Blake, the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, and Paul Wahlbeck, dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. "While the university reviews this situation, Dr. Krug will not be teaching her classes this semester. We want to acknowledge the pain this situation has caused for many in our community and recognize that many students, faculty, staff and alumni are hurting."
The school said it will develop alternatives for students enrolled in Krug's classes.
Associate Professor Jessica A. Krug of George Washington University. (George Washington University) (George Washington University)
On Thursday, Krug wrote a blog post on Medium titled: “The Truth, and the Anti-Black Violence of My Lies" where she revealed her ethnicity.
“To an escalating degree over my adult life, I have eschewed my lived experience as a white Jewish child in suburban Kansas City under various assumed identities within a Blackness that I had no right to claim: first North African Blackness, then U.S. rooted Blackness, then Caribbean rooted Bronx Blackness,” Krug's blog post reads.
She said she's been dealing with mental health issues since childhood.
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She has authored several books on Black history. According to the university website, Krug is an expert in Latin America, African-American history, and imperialism and colonialism.
Fox News' Lillian LeCroy and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
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