Melissa Click, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri who gained national attention last year stemming from a run-in with student journalists, was suspended by the UM Board of Curators late Wednesday night.

In a prepared statement, UM Board of Curators chairwoman Pam Henrickson said the board had directed the university’s general counsel to conduct an investigation to determine whether more discipline was necessary.

On Nov. 9, University of Missouri-Columbia students had assembled to celebrate the resignation of then-UM System President Timothy M. Wolfe.

Wolfe had angered students over the perception that he was indifferent to a number of racist incidents on campus.