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University Offers ‘Safe Space For White Students’: ‘White Awake’

John Bickley

“White Awake,” a new University of Maryland student support group formally announced on Friday, “offers a safe space for White students to explore their experiences, questions, reactions, and feelings.” While the support group’s focus is to help white students be more “woke,” it’s already experiencing some strong backlash.

The support group, highlighted by Campus Reform, is offered by the UMD Counseling Center and led by Noah Collins, a counseling center employee who specializes in group therapy and promoting “racial and cultural awareness.”

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