Duke professor accused of racism defended himself in letter to mom of prospective future student

A Duke University professor who left online comments about "the blacks" and "the Asians" on a New York Times op-ed article has landed himself in hot water with allegations that he is racist. Jerry Hough's comments immediately garnered outrage and backlash, but he isn't backing down. He sent Business Insider the response he had just given one of his critics in an email. A concerned mother wrote to him to say she might not send her daughter to Duke because he was an awful person, Hough said. Not o...