UMass officials address Harambe ‘microaggression’

AMHERST — After an internal dormitory email sent by several resident assistants ordering students to refrain from making jokes about the gorilla Harambe made its way online, sparking a flood of media coverage and criticism, University of Massachusetts officials announced that the school does endorse such policies. "As an institution that values free speech and exchange of ideas, UMass-Amherst has not taken any steps to ban jokes or references about Harambe the gorilla," university spokesman Ed

AMHERST — After an internal dormitory email sent by several resident assistants ordering students to refrain from making jokes about the gorilla Harambe made its way online, sparking a flood of media coverage and criticism, University of Massachusetts officials announced that the school does endorse such policies. "As an institution that values free speech and exchange of ideas, UMass-Amherst has not taken any steps to ban jokes or references about Harambe the gorilla," university spokesman Ed…