Chicago-area college professor disputes university accounts
January 14, 2016
Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins pauses during a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Chicago. Hawkins, who’s Christian, and posted her views on Facebook and wore a headscarf to show solidarity with Muslims, is disputing the university’s account of interactions with administrators who’ve initiated steps to fire her. Suburban Chicago’s Wheaton College initiated the termination-for-cause proceeding against Hawkins on Tuesday, saying she refused to participate in “clarifying conversations” about theological issues. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) The professor of a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God said Wednesday that her views are in line with