Microaggressions Tag

High School Debates Can Now Hinge on Personal Tweets and Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2023 20 Comments

“This debate is more than just about the debate—it’s about protecting the individuals in the community from people who proliferate hatred and make this community unsafe.”...

U. New Mexico Staff Campus Climate Survey Asks if They Have a ‘Fear of Microaggressions’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 18, 2023 2 Comments

"This voluntary research project is being conducted by the Division of Equity and Inclusion"...

University of North Texas Settles With Professor Fired After Mocking ‘Microaggressions’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 25, 2022 17 Comments

Earlier this year, a math professor named Dr. Nathaniel Hiers was fired by the University of North Texas after leaving a comment on a chalkboard that made fun of microaggressions. Professor Hiers sued the school. In April, a court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed. The school has now settled with him.

Critical Race Theory Erases Jewish Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 05, 2022 12 Comments

"You wonder whether it’s a microaggression to deny being antisemitic."...

Professor Wins Legal Victory After Getting Fired for Criticizing Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2022 11 Comments

“Any reasonable university official would have known that it was unconstitutional to discontinue [Hiers’s] employment because of his speech”...

Ohio University Students Hold Town Hall Event to Promote Diversity and Fight Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2022 13 Comments

"The meeting stemmed from recent racist threats on campus."...

U. North Texas Mathematics Prof Sues School After Being Fired for Criticizing Flyer on Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 17, 2022 4 Comments

"Something is clearly wrong at UNT."...

‘Equity Challenge’ in Michigan Public School District Suggests Staffers Join a BLM Protest

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2021 16 Comments

The Farmington Public School District in Michigan is under fire for a month-long 'equity challenge' that includes a suggestion for staff to join a Black Lives Matter protest, warns of microaggressions, and talks about white privilege. But remember, Critical Race Theory is definitely not being taught in American schools.

University of Washington Mental Wellness Program Includes Racism and Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 02, 2021 5 Comments

“microaggressions can target any marginalized group identity, such as race, socioeconomic class, gender, sexuality, nationality, citizenship, ability, etc.”...

Columbia Medical School Will Now Teach Students How to Confront Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 31, 2021 7 Comments

“it’s been very difficult for students in general, but especially for students underrepresented in medicine.”...

Students at Haverford College Can be Punished if Others Determine They Used a Microaggression

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2021 13 Comments

"smaller acts such as microaggressions are also devoid of respect and thus violate the Code"...

Medical Student Suing U. Virginia After Being Punished for Questioning Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 08, 2021 43 Comments

A medical student at the University of Virginia attended a talk on microaggressions in 2018 and asked questions that were deemed problematic. He was subsequently banned from campus. A court just ruled that his lawsuit against the school can proceed.

Gender and Women’s Studies Library at U. Wisconsin Publishes Reading List on Whiteness, Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 24, 2021 3 Comments

"The school says it regularly creates these kinds of reading lists in response to requests from students"...

University of Kansas Study Finds Microaggression Training Doesn’t Work

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2020 9 Comments

"Microaggressions seem to have become a catch-all label for anything that causes offense"...

Trinity College Promises New Diversity Hires and Microagression Training

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 25, 2020 10 Comments

“creating six such hires each year for the next three years to increase faculty diversity”...

U. Pittsburgh ‘Black Senate’ Demands Segregated Space “Solely for Black Students to Congregate”

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 08, 2020 93 Comments

Some student activists at various schools are recognizing current trends and are taking advantage of the situation. At the University of Pittsburgh, a coalition of black student activists has put together a list of demands. The demands range from curriculum to hiring and firing policies.

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