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6. A Harry Potter-Themed Stanford Dorm Panics Over “Transphobic, Anti-Semitic, and Racist” J.K. Rowling | The Stanford Review
Resident assistants in a Harry Potter-themed dorm at Stanford put forth a statement to “acknowledge” author J.K. Rowling’s “many transphobic, anti-Semitic, and racist statements.” The renowned children’s author has not been known to make any anti-Semitic or racist remarks but caught flack from leftists last summer for tweeting that differences between the sexes exist.
5. UVA: ‘Offensive Student Speech Does Not Enjoy First Amendment Protection’ | Young America’s Foundation
The University of Virginia argued that a lawsuit filed against the school should be dismissed because the First Amendment does not protect speech considered “offensive.” Kieran Bhattacharya, a former medical student, filed suit against the university after he was suspended and banned from campus in 2018 for questioning a panel on microaggressions.
4. Professor Investigated for Nine Months After Disagreeing with Anti-Racism Diversity Training | The College Fix
Lake Washington Institute of Technology spent nine months investigating English professor Elisa Parrett, who criticized the school’s mandatory and racially segregated diversity training. The community college placed Parrett on administrative leave after she criticized antiracism for sowing division. The investigation cost taxpayers more than $200,000.