NYC college professor Shellyne Rodriguez holds machete to Post reporter's neck

Publish date: 2024-08-10

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The unhinged Manhattan college professor who went viral for cursing out anti-abortion students shockingly held a machete to a Post reporter’s neck Tuesday — and made wild threats that she was going to “chop” him up.

Shellyne Rodriguez spewed the menacing remarks when The Post knocked on the door of her Bronx apartment Tuesday morning — a day after she made headlines for flipping out on pro-life students at Hunter College.

“Get the f–k away from my door, or I’m gonna chop you up with this machete!” the manic adjunct art professor shouted from behind her closed door just moments after veteran reporter Reuven Fenton identified himself.

Seconds later, Rodriguez barged out and alarmingly put the blade to the reporter’s neck.

“Get the f–k away from my door! Get the f–k away from my door!” she raged before retreating back into her apartment and slamming the door.

Hunter College adjunct Professor Shellyne Rodriguez held a machete to a Post reporter’s neck Tuesday outside her Bronx apartment door. Robert Miller
Rodriguez barged out of her apartment and accosted the veteran Post reporter seconds after he identified himself. Robert Miller
“Get the f–k away from my door! Get the f–k away from my door!” the professor raged before going back into her apartment. Robert Miller for the N.Y. Post

The Post reporter and photographer immediately left the apartment building, but an armed Rodriguez quickly followed and accosted them outside.

“If I see you on this block one more f–king time, you’re gonna …,” Rodriguez said, while still wielding the implement.

“Get the f–k off the block! Get the f–k out of here, yo!”

The professor briefly chased The Post’s photographer down the street to his car before coming back to kick the reporter in the shins.

She finally retreated into her building just moments later.

Vince DiMiceli, a spokesman for Hunter College, told The Post Tuesday afternoon that Rodriguez had been fired.

“Hunter College strongly condemns the unacceptable actions of Shellyne Rodriguez and has taken immediate action,” he said.

“Rodriguez has been relieved of her duties at Hunter College effective immediately, and will not be returning to teach at the school.”

The terrifying ordeal unfolded after footage surfaced online that showed Rodriguez unleashing a profanity-laden attack on anti-abortion students who’d set up an information table at Hunter College earlier this month.

Moments after The Post left the building, the professor followed and chased the photographer down the street wielding the machete. Robert Miller
Rodriguez shouted the menacing remarks a day after she made headlines for flipping out on pro-life students inside Hunter College in a now-viral video. Rutgers University

“You’re not educating s–t. This is f–king propaganda,” the art professor hissed to the students in the May 2 incident.

“What are you going to do, like, anti-trans next?”

A male student behind the table was filmed telling her, “I mean, no, we’re talking about abortion” and that he was sorry about “triggering” her students.

Rodriguez fired back, telling the male student he couldn’t be sorry “because you can’t even have a f–king baby.”

The video, which was posted to Twitter by Students for Life of America, then showed the professor tossing the students’ pamphlets.

“This is f–king propaganda,” the Hunter College adjunct teacher hissed to students at an information table. Twitter / @StudentsforLife
Rodriguez, an art professor, was filmed cursing out pro-life students on May 2. Twitter / @StudentsforLife
Rodriguez can be seen holding a machete in her hand as New York Post reporter Reuven Fenton stands outside her door. Robert Miller for the N.Y. Post

It wasn’t immediately clear what unfolded between Rodriguez and the pro-life students before the camera started rolling.

A rep for Hunter College, a public school that is part of the city’s CUNY program, previously said the school is aware of the caught-on-camera altercation and is “taking this matter very seriously.”

“The provost has opened an investigation into the professor’s actions,” the representative said.

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