Calling a disabled person “inspiring” can be considered a microaggression at Mizzou. Wow.
Topic: microaggressions
Incoming Wisconsin College Students Forced to Take Microaggressions Training Course
Really?! Yes, it’s a reality at Wisconsin-Madison.
Calling Oneself “American” is a Microaggression, UVA Student Claims
This microaggression mentality is getting out of hand: During a “Managing Microaggressions” event last Monday at the University of Virginia, students spoke out against microaggressions like identifying as “American” and criticizing someone’s taste in food. The…
“Melting Pot” is a Microaggression at Purdue
Seriously?! What is the world coming to…? A business class at Purdue University teaches students the phrase “America is a melting pot” is a microaggression, according to class handouts obtained by The College Fix. That…
Feds Give Michigan a $500,000 Grant to Research Microaggressions in Engineering
This is not a joke: The federal government has awarded the University of Michigan (UM) a grant of over $500,000 to conduct research on the effect of microaggressions on women in the engineering fields. “This…
More Counselors for Offended Snowflake College Students at Wisconsin
This is not a joke: The University of Wisconsin-Madison has pledged to hire more counselors in the wake of students claiming the state’s flagship university is fraught with microaggressions and racial bias. “I’m accelerating the hiring…
Less than 20 Students Push Seattle Pacific University to Adopt Microaggression Reporting System
Well, another one bites the dust and bows to social justice activists: Seattle Pacific University’s administration folded to many of the demands of the SPU Justice Coalition – apparently composed of fewer than 20 students…
The New Microaggression: Micro-Inequity
Someone in Australia came up with the term, which adds another term to the academic jargon.
Watch Out: George Washington University President Likes Anonymous Microaggression Reporting System
Watch your back, George Washington University students, and watch what you say. You could get reported by your peers for microaggressions: George Washington University is one step closer to adopting a system for students to…
Wesleyan President Does Not Want to Impose Protester Demand of Microaggression Reporting System
College Fix has more on this: Wesleyan University student protesters got a response from President Michael Roth on their list of demands, within their 48-hour window. It’s a bit less promising for them than a tweet quoting…