--- description: The Yale University dean who was placed on leave last month after writing Yelp reviews calling people "white trash" has resigned title: Yale Dean Resigns After Writing Yelp Reviews Calling People 'White Trash' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadd0a7decde51d50/6988d299096a9452ff69e72a/yale-college-dean.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [College](/tag/college/) ## College Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Yale Dean Resigns After Writing Yelp Reviews Calling People 'White Trash,' 'Low Class'  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 21, 2017 5:21 PM CUT  Vanderbilt Hall stands on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 12, 2015. Vanderbilt Hall stands on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 12, 2015.Craig Warga—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 21, 2017 5:21 PM CUT The [Yale University dean](http://time.com/4785753/yale-dean-white-trash-yelp/ "undefined") who was placed on leave last month after writing Yelp reviews that called people “white trash” and “low class folks” has resigned. A university official announced Tuesday that June Chu, who served as dean of the university’s Pierson residential college, had stepped down from the post. “I write to let you know Dean Chu has left her position at Pierson College and wishes the best to the students,” Pierson Head Stephen Davis said in an email to members of the college on Tuesday. He said he would be reaching out to students as he begins the search for a replacement. The [Yale _Daily News_ first reported](http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2017/05/13/screenshots-surface-of-insensitive-yelp-reviews-by-pierson-college-dean/ "undefined") on Chu’s controversial Yelp reviews of local businesses in May. “To put it quite simply: if you are white trash, this is the perfect night out for you!” Chu wrote in one review of a Japanese restaurant, according to [screenshots](http://ydn.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Chu%5Freviews.pdf "undefined") published by the student newspaper. “This establishment is definitely not authentic by an stretch of any imagination and perfect for those low class folks who believe this is a real night out.” In another review for a movie theater, she criticized employees as “barely educated morons trying to manage snack orders for the obese.” Chu did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. In an email to the residential college community last month, she apologized for the reviews on her personal account, which has since been deleted. “I have learned a lot this semester about the power of words and about the accountability that we owe one another,” Chu wrote, according to the _Daily News_. “My remarks were wrong. There are no two ways about it. Not only were they insensitive in matters related to class and race; they demean the values to which I hold myself and which I offer as a member of this community.” Students at Yale have called on administrators to [improve diversity and inclusivity](http://time.com/4106265/yale-students-protest/ "undefined") at the university in recent years. In a [high-profile incident](http://time.com/4141125/yale-protests-free-speech/ "undefined") in 2015, the head of another residential college resigned under pressure after sending an email to students about cultural appropriation and [offensive Halloween costumes](http://time.com/4109856/a-costume-drama-at-yale/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4826721/yale-college-dean-resigns-yelp-reviews-june-chu/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4826721/yale-college-dean-resigns-yelp-reviews-june-chu/"},"headline":"Yale Dean Resigns After Writing Yelp Reviews Calling People 'White Trash,' 'Low Class'","datePublished":"2017-06-21T17:21:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:15:01.340Z","description":"She was placed on leave last month","url":"https://time.com/4826721/yale-college-dean-resigns-yelp-reviews-june-chu/","keywords":["College","Education","Connecticut","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadd0a7decde51d50/6988d299096a9452ff69e72a/yale-college-dean.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadd0a7decde51d50/6988d299096a9452ff69e72a/yale-college-dean.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Views Of Yale University As Ivy League Pay Soars","caption":"Views Of Yale University As Ivy League Pay Soars","creditText":"Craig Warga—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/college/","name":"College"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4826721/yale-college-dean-resigns-yelp-reviews-june-chu/","name":"Yale Dean Resigns After Writing Yelp Reviews Calling People 'White Trash,' 'Low Class'"}}]}] ```