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Purdue University Backtracks On Mandatory ‘White Privilege’ Class For Music Students After Outcry

Tim Pearce
Purdue University Backtracks On Mandatory ‘White Privilege’ Class For Music Students After Outcry
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Purdue University has reversed course after mandating that students in a choir group complete “antiracist” training before participating after backlash from the students.

Purdue Musical Organizations announced in January that its members would be required to complete six classes on antiracist thought, including “White Privilege, White Supremacy, and White Fragility,” and “White Saviorism and How To Be A Better Ally,” according to emails reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The courses also featured readings from prominent antiracists such as Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo.

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