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An outspoken academics may have landed his students at Dongguk University in trouble with remarks extolling the North Korean regime, the Segye Times reported Friday. The daily said word among fourth-year students at the university is that companies are asking job applicants where they stand on the controversial comments of Prof. Kang Jeong-koo.
Former pupils of the sociology professor are being advised to disown the academic or claim ignorance, the paper said, or if they cannot do that to state that they believe a variety of opinions are healthy for society.
A student identified as Lee, who signed up for Kang¡¯s class last semester, was quoted as saying he worried about his job prospects after seeing a web posting from a Dongguk graduate now working with a large business conglomerate. The graduate said he came across a note cautioning company staff against hiring Dongguk University alumni, Lee told the paper.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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