by Reid Fitzsimons

José Felipe Alvergue, PhD (he/him) is a professor English and dept. chair at the Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. On April 1, 2025 he gained fleeting celebrity/notoriety when, walking on campus, he encountered a display table of the college Republican Club and overturned it. To the credit of the campus Provost, Dr. Alvergue was quickly placed on administrative leave pending further investigation: at this point it appears flipping over tables because they contain literature and ideas upsetting to a professor is not fully embraced by the university.