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Anyone caught using a noose as a form of intimidation will now face potential criminal consequences, under a bill headed to Gov. Kate Brown. On Tuesday,
SALEM â The state of Oregon will recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoplesâ Day in a new bill passed this week by the Oregon Legislature.
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Controversial professors condemn PSU’s stated commitment to anti-racism
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“Let’s be blunt about what we face: We face a group of small-minded, petty ideologues who have hijacked a public institution and who are hell-bent on ripping down western civilization,” said Portland State philosophy professor Peter Boghossian at a recent virtual event when describing what he sees as rampant liberalism sweeping PSU.
At the event, Gilley said the OAS report identifies “two damaging attacks on the core principles of the university taking place” which have “unfolded under President Stephen Percy since the fall of 2020.”
“The first strategy is to curtail or ban criticisms of critical race theory, diversity training, woke studies programs, equity frameworks or radicalized classroom teachings by redefining such criticisms as harassment or intimidation or mob violence,” Gilley said. “The second strategy is an explicit denial of academic freedom.”