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Amherst College Needs More Diversity Training for Faculty To Prevent Microaggressions, Student Leader Says

Matthew McDonald

The female senior, president of the Association of Amherst Students, spoke at the school's first-ever State of the College Address.

Around New England

B.U. Group Lists Racial-Minority Faculty Members So Students Can Take Classes ‘Taught By Professors That Look Like Them’

Matthew McDonald

Minority Connection Initiative, a student group at Boston University, posted a list of 37 minority professors who teach a total of 79 courses on its Facebook page. A freshman expressed mixed feelings, including:  "People should take the classes they want based on their interests and a professor's place of origin or ethnicity shouldn't have an impact on it."

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