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:

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.

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

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.

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Actor James Woods thought he had lost everything in the California wildfires, but his home is still standing. Woods caught the attention of the public for his appearance on CNN on Wednesday where he visibly broke down,

University of Missouri Professor Karen Piper touted the destruction of Trump-supporting actor James Woods’ house in the California wildfires, calling it “karma” in an X post on Tuesday, before walking it back in a statement to The College Fix, calling it a “joke.”