He ‘dismiss[ed] student perspectives that are different from his own’
Students and a state lawmaker are calling on the University of Central Florida to investigate an adjunct professor for referring to the novel coronavirus as the “Wuhan Corona virus.”
Some accused Alvin Quackenbush of “racist” grading practices, “biased” assignments and sharing his political views in class, but their criticisms also focus on disagreement with the grades the white professor has given.
Rep. Anna Eskamani, an alumna of the university, told
The College Fix it was “concerning to see a professor dismiss student perspectives that are different from his own and use terms like ‘Wuhan virus’.”
mississippi is the only state flag that still features the confederate battle flag within it. the university of mississippi s student senate will vote op tuesday on whether or not to remove the state flag from campus in a non-binding resolution. the administration on friday signalled that it too favors removing the confederate flag from the state s flag ship university. nick valencia takes a look at how much support there is on campus to removing it. reporter: in the charming southern city of oxford, mississippi, relics of the confederacy are pervasive. this week, the student body senate will vote on a resolution to try and remove one of those symbols, the mississippi state flag. we are forever tied to the horrors of our past. reporter: this 20-year-old