Georgetown law professor resigns for 'failing to correct' colleague on Zoom about 'Black' students comment

A Georgetown law professor has resigned following his participation in a Zoom call with a colleague whose comments about her Black students having a lower academic performance every semester led to her being fired.

On Saturday, a Georgetown spokesperson confirmed to WTOP that Georgetown law professor David Batson had submitted his resignation letter and that Georgetown Law Dean Bill Treanor had accepted. The footage at the center of the controversy – which has gone viral on Twitter with more than 1 million views – shows Professor Sandra Sellers speaking to Batson over Zoom about students’ academic performance.  "You know what? I hate to say this, I end up having this angst every semester that a lot of my lower ones are Blacks," Sellers says. "Happens almost every semester and it's like ‘oh come on.'"