British fashion guru John Galliano is notorious for being filmed having a vile racist rant during which he declared: “I love Hitler.”

And given all the anti-Israel activity on campuses, it would seem like such a screed would make Galliano a popular guest lecturer.

However, a famous design school just cancelled the master class he was to each. Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed has the details:

Parsons the New School for Design on Tuesday called off a planned master class by John Galliano, the fashion designer widely condemned as anti-Semitic, amid a debate over whether it would have ever been appropriate to have him as an instructor.

The New School (of which Parsons is a part) had defended the selection of Galliano, but said that it called off the class when an agreement could not be reached for a “frank discussion” of his career. The New School said that such a discussion had been a condition of his teaching at Parsons. Many had criticized Parsons for inviting Galliano under any circumstances, while others had said that it would have been valuable to students to learn from his fashion expertise and his mistakes.

Galliano has for years been a leading force in fashion, but he was fired by Dior after video surfaced of him in which he was seen making anti-Semitic remarks and saying “I love Hitler.”

When the Galliano master class was first announced and Parsons started to be questioned about it, the New School defended the selection. “As challenging as it is, even now, to host a workshop with Mr. Galliano at the New School, we believe our students can learn from his talents and achievements as a designer and from his personal failures,” said a memo from David E. Van Zandt, the president of the New School, and Tim Marshall, the provost. The memo also said that “[w]e repudiate the hateful, deeply offensive remarks,” and noted that Galliano has been working to make amends for his past actions.

That note also referenced an agreement to have a full discussion of Galliano’s career. “It is a condition of our agreement to host the workshop that it include frank discussion of Mr. Galliano’s career,” Van Zandt and Marshall wrote. “New School doors are open to this kind of exchange and New School students are empowered to make their own decisions. We hope our students will take away not only a rich perspective on design, but also an understanding of how to safeguard their personal integrity and remain accountable for their actions amid the considerable pressures and temptations they may face in the world at large.”

An e-mail sent by New School leaders Tuesday night, however, said that an agreement on that forum could not be reached, and so the master class was being called off. Tuesday’s e-mail, published by New York Magazine, again defended the concept of having Galliano appear — had the visit also included discussion of his anti-Semitic remarks.