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Tag: White nationalists
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How Should Higher Education Campuses Prepare for Life After the US Presidential Election?
It would not be at the forefront of one’s mind to think that the outcome of the US Presidential Election could have heavy implications on the role of university presidents across the country.
November 2, 2020
Students
Black Students Voice Concerns After Kansas State Racist Incidents
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Black students at Kansas State University voiced concerns about recent racist incidents at a meeting with top school officials on Wednesday night after a car was found near campus earlier in the day scrawled with racial slurs and threats. University spokesman Jeff Morris said the meeting discussed a range of concerns from […]
November 2, 2017
Students
Guillermo: Hire Diverse Speakers to Offset Spectacle of White Nationalists on Campus
A diverse group of speakers throughout the year helps to deny Richard Spencer’s ideas credibility. People can hear for themselves what’s worthwhile and what’s not. But all must be invited on campus.
October 23, 2017
Opinion
Facts Favor Jemele Hill Over Trump
The primary question at the center of the controversy is: Was Hill wrong in her assessment of President Trump as a White supremacist? Let’s examine the evidence.
September 19, 2017
Students
White Nationalist Posters Found on Kansas State Campus
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas State is speaking out after posters promoting white nationalism were plastered around on campus. The Manhattan Mercury reports that university spokesman Steve Logback says the posters that appeared Wednesday don’t reflect Kansas State values and are unwelcome. Student body president Jack Ayres said in a tweet that the student government is […]
September 14, 2017
Students
UVA Removes Black Shroud from Jefferson Statue After Protest
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia has removed a black shroud protesters used to cover up a statue of Thomas Jefferson during a demonstration on campus. UVA President Teresa Sullivan sent a statement to the university community Wednesday about the protest the night before. She says one person was arrested for public intoxication. The […]
September 13, 2017
Students
Michigan State Sued After Rejecting White Nationalist Group
DETROIT — A lawsuit has been filed against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent space on campus for White nationalist Richard Spencer to speak in September. Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, who tried to rent the room, sued Sunday alleging the university is violating Spencer’s free speech. The East Lansing […]
September 4, 2017
Students
Liberty University Grads Returning Diplomas to Protest Falwell
LYNCHBURG, Va.  —  A small group of Liberty University graduates are planning to return their diplomas to the evangelical Virginia school as a rebuke of President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s latest show of unwavering support for Donald Trump. The Liberty alumni organized the “Return your diploma to LU group” on Facebook after Falwell, in tweets and […]
August 21, 2017
Students
In Letter to Staff, DeVos Condemns Charlottesville Violence
WASHINGTON — Facing criticism over her muted response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday condemned those “tragic and unthinkable” events and blasted “neo-Nazis and other racist bigots” in a letter to staff. DeVos’ email to Education Department employees came after she was criticized for insufficiently condemning the violence, in […]
August 17, 2017
Students
Michigan State University Rejects White Nationalist Event
DETROIT — Michigan State University has denied a request to rent space to a group headed by white nationalist Richard Spencer. The university said in a statement Thursday that the decision was made “due to significant concerns about public safety.” It cites last weekend’s “tragic violence” in Charlottesville, Virginia. Michigan State officials say they support […]
August 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Florida Denies White Nationalists’ Event Request
University of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs said that he weighed the First Amendment rights of White nationalists against the risk to the safety of his students in denying a request by the group to rent space on campus for an event.
August 16, 2017
Students
Charlottesville Rally Participant Withdraws from Boston University
BOSTON — An 18-year-old student who attended the White nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend says he has withdrawn from college in Boston in part because of death threats. Nicholas Fuentes tells The Boston Globe he has received 15 death threats via email and social media. Fuentes said he considered leaving Boston University in January […]
August 16, 2017
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