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Penn State Asks Students To Report ‘Microaggressions.’ What The Hell Are Microaggressions?

Pardes Seleh

Administrators at Pennsylvania State University are now requiring students to report any intentional or unintentional language with potentially racist undertones, or “microaggressions,” to campus officials, according to Michael McGrady at the College Fix.

“There is no place for hate, overt or subtle, at Penn State – such actions do not represent our mutually held values,” Eric Barron, president of Penn State, wrote in a letter to the university. “Any violence that causes physical or emotional harm to any individual harms our entire community, too.”

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