Princeton University has fired a popular Classics professor for misleading officials about his consensual relationship with an undergraduate following a new investigation into the allegations, university officials said Monday. But the professor, Joshua Katz, alleges he was really fired over free speech issues after he criticized a group speaking out against racism. The investigation into Katz was launched in February 2021 after the Ivy League university “received a detailed written complaint” from a former student who had been under his academic supervision, officials said. Katz was previously…
