I work in a university, so I get all these higher education news emails, and this story stood out: “James Cook University professor allegedly threatens staff member to meet targets”.
The professor in question is Professor Martin Nakata.
If you look at his bio on JCU’s website, he is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Indigenous Education and Strategy, and he was the first Torres Strait Islander to graduate with a PhD.
So obviously, he’s a very smart guy.
According to the news story, a senior female worker alleges Professor Nakata would “spear her” if she failed to dramatically increase Indigenous enrolments, which he later claimed was just a “joke”.
Apparently this was said in front of a staff meeting.