Duke University professor removed over ‘speak English’ email

More than 1,000 people signed a petition calling for an investigation into the email sent to medical students at Duke University ( iStock )

A senior academic has stepped down from her role at a top US university after emails emerged in which she urged Chinese students to speak English.

Dr Megan Neely left her post as director of graduate studies at Duke University in North Carolina after sending a message stating staff members had been “disappointed” to hear a group of first-year Master’s degree students speaking Chinese in a study area.

Dr Neely will stay on at the university as an assistant professor |||READ MORE …