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Tag: racial slur
News Roundup
Central Michigan U Professor Allegedly No Longer an Employee Following Use of Racial Slur
A Central Michigan University (CMU) professor who was placed on paid administrative leave for using the n-word is allegedly no longer an employee at the school, reports Michigan Live. Though school officials decline to say whether journalism professor Tim Boudreau’s employment was terminated, Michigan Live reported that the school had removed his name from its […]
September 3, 2020
Sports
Texas Christian U Football Coach Says N-Word, Apologizes
Texas Christian University’s head football coach Gary Patterson on Sunday reportedly said the N-word during a practice session while admonishing a player for using the same word, reported ESPN. Patterson apologized a day after a group of players boycotted practice on Monday. “I apologize for the use of a word that, in any context, is […]
August 5, 2020
News Roundup
Freshman Football Recruit Won’t Attend Cornell After His Use of Racial Slur
Nate Panza, an incoming football recruit at Cornell University who was removed from the college team after he was seen on video using a racial slur, won’t be attending the institution anymore, a university spokesperson told The Cornell Daily Sun. The spokesperson declined to clarify whether Panza’s admission offer was rescinded or if he voluntarily […]
July 1, 2020
News Roundup
Sacramento State U Professor’s Wife Calls Neighbor a Racial Slur in Viral Video
A video emerged earlier this month of Sacramento State University professor, Tim Ford, and his wife, Crystal Ford, berating their neighbors in an argument that began over the smell of bacon grease, reports the New York Post. Reportedly angry at the smell, the professor’s wife called the woman recording the video, Mikaela Cobb, both a […]
May 11, 2020
News Roundup
Emory Law Professor Returns After Being Suspended for Use of Racial Slurs
After being suspended in 2018 for his use of racial slurs — once during a class lecture and another during a discussion with a student — Emory University Law professor Paul Zwier will return to campus and continue teaching, reports AJC. Last year, following student protests and filed complaints, Emory’s Faculty Hearing Committee was tasked […]
March 13, 2020
News Roundup
U of Oklahoma Responds After Second Professor Uses Racial Slur in Class
Less than two weeks after a University of Oklahoma journalism professor used the N-word in class, one of the school’s history professors also used the racial slur in one of his lectures, reported KFOR news. According to a letter sent out by interim president Joseph Harroz, the unnamed professor read from a historical document that […]
February 26, 2020
News Roundup
Black Student Assaulted, Called N-Word by Two White Students on UA’s Campus
Two White University of Arizona (UA) students were arrested after assaulting a Black student on campus while repeatedly calling him the N-word, the Arizona Daily Star reported. The suspects, Matthew Grazier and Matthew Rawlings face misdemeanor assault charges and were held at the Pima County Jail. According to the police report, the Black student did not […]
September 17, 2019
News Roundup
University of Louisville Removing Papa John from Stadium Name
The University of Louisville is removing Papa John’s from its football stadium’s name after a report the pizza chain’s founder used a racial slur. The company’s logo has been on Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium since it was built 20 years ago. John Schnatter, who also resigned from the university’s board of trustees, apologized this week […]
July 13, 2018
Opinion
The Consequences of the Roseanne Fiasco
Roseanne Barr engaged in the most racially primitive language possible. Comparing Black people to apes, monkeys, animals and other non-human or less-than-human species is classic, primitive, racist rhetoric straight out of the pages of regressive, old-fashioned, eugenics-minded, racial stereotypes.
May 30, 2018
News Roundup
University of Alabama Student Expelled for Racial Slurs in Online Videos
A University of Alabama student repeatedly used a racial slur in videos posted on social media, prompting immediate condemnation from school officials and her apparent expulsion Wednesday. University President Stuart R. Bell called the videos “highly offensive and deeply hurtful,” and said the student, Harley Barber, is “no longer enrolled here.” “We hold our students […]
January 18, 2018
Students
White Towson University Student Accused of Using Racial Slur
TOWSON, Md. ― A Black Towson University student has accused a white student of calling her a racial slur while arguing over a parking space last week. The Baltimore Sun reports that university officials are investigating the incident, which gained attention on social media after the Black student tweeted about it. University officials have declined […]
October 4, 2016
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