The law faculty and the administration have poisoned any chance of a reasonable "teaching moment" for this situation with their knee-jerk reaction.

My advice to Professor Shurtz:  Negotiate a paid leave of absence.  Wait to be fired.  Sue them for millions.  Win the lawsuit(you will) and demand reinstatement .  Then, resign. With 34 years you will have a good pension.

The U of O president is a lawyer for crying out loud.  Does he not "get" the first amendment?