(CNN)A Duke University professor who warned Chinese students against communicating in their native language and urged them to speak English instead has stepped down as the head of a master’s program after her emails sparked outrage on campus and on social media.
Students are calling for a further investigation into the emails and claims that those speaking Chinese outside of class might not be given the same opportunities as other students.
“Something to think about,” read the subject line of an email Megan Neely sent Friday. Neely, who headed the Master of Biostatistics program in the university’s School of Medicine, sent the email to first and second-year students in the program. In it, she urged the students to “commit to using English 100% of the time” in a professional setting.
