Less than a week after George Washington University announced Jessica Krug would not resume teaching this semester after the professor revealed she had been lying for years about being Black, the school announced she has resigned
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"Dr. Krug has resigned her position, effective immediately. Her classes for this semester will be taught by other faculty members, and students in those courses will receive additional information this week," the university said in a statement obtained by CNN on Wednesday.It continued,"We hope that with this update our community can begin to heal and move forward.
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