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Reports Identify Son of 1979 Iran Hostage-Crisis Spokeswoman as L.A. Psychology Lecturer

The coverage has triggered petitions calling for his removal.

Overview

  • Eissa Hashemi, 43, is reported by multiple outlets to teach psychology at The Chicago School in Los Angeles and to live in Agoura Hills.
  • The Chicago School’s website lists his name as faculty, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported in 2015 that he studied at the school’s Los Angeles branch.
  • Change.org petitions and recent campus rallies have urged that he be fired or deported, with critics saying he has not publicly denounced his mother’s role in 1979.
  • The articles report no disciplinary move by the school or U.S. authorities and offer no direct evidence of wrongdoing by Hashemi.
  • Current attention comes mainly from right-leaning outlets that highlight activist claims, drawing on public records and past reporting to document his ties to U.S. academia.