The University of Missouri condemned one of its retired professors, Karen Piper, for her “deeply offensive” remarks about the raging California wildfires.

According to her LinkedIn, she is still employed by the University of Missouri, where she taught literature and geography, however in a statement to ABC 45, the school says she is retired. Nevertheless, they called the statement “deeply offensive” and not a reflection of the institution’s values:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (TNND) — The University of Missouri condemned a retired professor on Wednesday for a “deeply offensive” remark regarding the ongoing California wildfires.

Dry conditions and strong Santa Ana winds have sparked a number of wildfires across the general Los Angeles area, including the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Malibu, Altadena, Pasadena, Sylmar, and more. And a 4th fire, the Woodley Fire, has started today in the Valley.

Belcamino prompted Olbermann’s response by slamming retired University of Missouri professor Karen Piper for going after Woods. In an X post that she later deleted, Piper wrote, "James Woods ...

"I'm standing in my driveway getting ready to evacuate," the actor says in a video posted to social media The post James Woods Live-Tweets Palisades Fire With Videos of Flames Nearing His House | Video appeared first on TheWrap.

LOS ANGELES (TNND) — The University ... of Missouri since 1996. Her LinkedIn profile lists her as still active at the school. Piper took to X Tuesday with a barb directed at actor James Woods ...