The law school dean the University of Wisconsin at Madison sent an e-mail message to students and faculty members last week apologizing for the hurt caused by a professorâ??s anti-Hmong comnents during a class lecture, while also saying that no harm had been intended by them.
â??All of us in the Law School administration deeply regret this unfortunate course of events,â? wrote Kenneth Davis, the dean. He added that the professor involved, Leonard Kaplan, â??feels deeply sorry that his classroom remarks have caused so much pain for some of his students.â? Of the law school more broadly, the dean said: â??I can assure you that the school takes very seriously the professional conduct of our faculty, both in and out of the classroom. The Law School also takes very seriously our long-held core values of diversity, fairness, and respect for all.â?