$600k, half of which probably disappeared into taxes, and his career is shot.

The subtitle mentions that he was a tenured professor, so he's not feigning simplicity either.

Wikipedia: In response to the university's actions, a group of over 40 Jewish faculty and students at the university signed a letter to Chancellor Wise and the board, protesting what they consider an unjustified conflation of "criticism of the Israeli state with anti-Semitism."

I'm pleasantly surprised that he got such a settlement.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Salaita_controversy

I find myself much easier to be a principled individual with $800K in the bank account than without. Give the man a break.

the worst tldr i've read in a while.