After that incident, [the student] said some students felt uncomfortable asking [the professor] any questions, but he felt it was his right as a student to question his professor. When he raised his hand during a lecture with a question about the material being discussed, he said [the professor] called on him, but then reprimanded him for interrupting her.

“I feel that other people were afraid to ask questions. When I raised my hand people would actually say to me, ‘Put your hand down, it’s not worth it...”

He took his concerns to [the professor], but … when they met she told him that he shouldn’t raise his hand during class. …

[The professor] read her lectures verbatim from hand-held notes, and … it was difficult to hear or understand what she was saying. …

Students… started an electronic forum for complaints about the professor and dedicated a Facebook group to their grievances. One student sent an e-mail to the entire class, urging them to take their complaints to [the department chair]…