Christian Graduate Student Doesn't Back Down After Professor Refuses to Grade Her Paper on Post-Abortion Syndrome in Women

Peter J. Smith/TN : Mar 13, 2007
LifeSiteNews

"Christian students do not forsake their constitutional right to express their faith-based views the minute they step on a university campus."

LifeSiteNews reports Dr. Laura Dreuth Zeman, a professor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, has backed down from her refusal to grade a Christian graduate student's paper on post-abortion syndrome in women, allowing the student to complete the course and graduate.

"To the best of my knowledge, Christine Mize's paper has been graded by Dr. Dreuth Zeman today and the grade is being posted to the university's Records office," Dr. Mizan R. Miah, the director of the School of Social Work at SIU told LifeSiteNews. "The student surely will be notified soon."

The Christian graduate student, Christine Mize, reportedly turned to the ADF Center for Academic Freedom for assistance.

"Christian students do not forsake their constitutional right to express their faith-based views the minute they step on a university campus," said ADF Litigation Counsel Amy Smith.