James Bowley is the Professor and Chair of Religious Studies at Millsaps College.

According to a letter from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, James Bowley was placed on “temporary administrative leave... for using his ‘Millsaps email account to share...

Jan 15, 2025 · James Bowley confirmed on Wednesday that he was fired by Millsaps Interim Provost Stephanie Rolph, more than two months after he sent an email to students saying he was canceling a class to “mourn and process this racist and fascist country” following Donald Trump’s re …

Jan 17, 2025 · But at Millsaps College, a private Mississippi institution of roughly 600 students, James Bowley said he canceled his Abortion and Religions class meeting the day after the election.

Jan 16, 2025 · Millsaps College fired politics and religion professor James Bowley this week over an email he sent to students the day after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

Jan 16, 2025 · For 22 years, Dr. James Bowley was a dedicated faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies at Millsaps College, where he served as a tenured professor and Chair of the Department.

Jan 16, 2025 · Millsaps College in Mississippi recently fired a tenured professor, James Bowley, following his use of his faculty email to express some personal views concerning the 2024 presidential...

Jan 17, 2025 · James Bowley, 62, a veteran professor and chair of religious studies at Millsaps College in Jackson, was placed on temporary administrative leave pending review on November 8, 2024 –...

Jan 15, 2025 · When tenured Millsaps College professor James Bowley sent an email sharing his opinion on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, he didn’t anticipate it would result in his termination. But in a perfect storm of overreach and red tape, that’s exactly what happened.

Millsaps College suspended and later dismissed James Bowley, a tenured professor of politics and religion, after he emailed three students that class was cancelled to "mourn and process this racist fascist country" after Donald Trump was elected in the 2024 United States elections. [5] Millsaps interim provost Stephanie Rolph placed him on administrative leave, saying that it …