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UNH Students Boycott Final Exams Over Poncho-Wearing, Blackface Incidents

Matthew McDonald

One white student wore a poncho on Cinco de Mayo, and another white student wore a bedtime mask that was identified as blackface. Photos ended up on the Internet, leading to anger among some students.

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New Dartmouth College Dean Supported Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions

Matthew McDonald

An economics professor at Dartmouth College says supporting a boycott of Israeli academics is troubling, and he questions whether the new dean of the faculty of arts and sciences is a good choice. The dean, N. Bruce Duthu, a professor of Native American Studies, signed a letter supporting a boycott in 2013 but now says he doesn't support it.

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