Skidmore College: ‘Make America Great Again’ is a ‘racialized attack’

Skidmore College: ‘Make America Great Again’ is a ‘racialized attack’

A bias response team at Skidmore College in New York classified Donald Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again" as a "racialized attack" that violated school policy, according to a summary of "bias incidents" produced by the school.

UMass prof vows to bring social justice teachings to classroom
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UMass prof vows to bring social justice teachings to classroom

Evan Lips

AMHERST — An aspiring University of Massachusetts professor of postcolonial literature has made a public vow to "shift the focus" of her classes in order to hone in on social justice topics like "race and policing in America," according to a "Diversity Statement" she recently posted to her personal website.

"I firmly believe that diversity, in all its manifold manifestations, should be at the forefront of course design rather than attended to or accommodated as an afterthought," wrote Amanda Ruth Waugh Lagji, a PhD candidate at the school, who works in the English department.

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