Santa Clara University had a display in one of their dorm halls that warns white students to know how to “understand your privilege” and to use this “privilege” to call out racial microaggressions.
Topic: white privilege
Attendance at ‘White Privilege Conference’ Required for College Course in Colorado
A college course requires its students to attend the annual “White Privilege Conference” in order to get credit for the course, because the course’s materials build up to the conference and its workshops.
Science Teachers have to Combat ‘Whiteness’ in their Classrooms
Two college professors at the University of Colorado-Denver asserted science teachers have to combat “whiteness” in their classrooms.
No White Privilege in Wisconsin
At least that’s what a high school principal found out after trying to hold a discussion on it timed to Martin Luther King Day.
Michigan State Professor: White People who do Yoga are Enjoying a ‘System of Oppression’
Shreena Gandhi, a religious studies professor at Michigan State University, claimed that white students who do yoga are enjoying a “system of oppression.”
LGBT Center Administrator Claimed LGBT Centers Perpetuate ‘Homonormative Whiteness’
An assistant director for LGBTQIA programs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Jonathan Pryor, wrote in an academic journal that LGBT centers like his marginalize LGBT students due to perpetuating “homonormative whiteness.”
Racism Allegations Dog Professors who said that ‘All Cultures are Not Equal’
Two college professors are being dogged for saying that “not all cultures are created equal” and have been criticized for it.
Sam Houston State University Offers Course on ‘White Privilege’
Yet another college course on ‘white privilege,’ this time at Sam Houston State University in Texas: Sam Houston State University will offer an honors seminar this semester called “Understanding Whiteness: Historic and Contemporary Viewpoints on…
Professor, a Self-Described ‘Feminist Ethnographer,’ to Teach ‘American Whiteness’ Course
What is a ‘feminist ethnographer’? A Grinnell professor is teaching a course about “American whiteness” and will probably tell you why she used this description for herself.
‘Environmental Microaggressions’ Likely if Professors Assign Books by ‘White Cisgender’ Males
New School in New York issued a guide that told professors that they could create “environmental microaggressions” if they assign books written by “white cisgender” male authors.
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Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
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Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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