University must ‘have such conversations in ways that honor and respect all members of our community,’ the president wrote
James Madison University had released a mandatory social justice training video for its student employees for the fall semester that divided people into oppressor and oppressed groups based on race, sex, religion, age, and other characteristics.
Because of coverage by outlets including The College Fix and Fox News , university president Jonathan Alger released a statement on Friday announcing, “We have decided to pause the training in question for evaluation and review with a variety of JMU constituents.”
“These are challenging topics to discuss, and we know that they are important and demand a lot of thought and care. The ongoing work of the university can, and must be, to seek to have such conversations in ways that honor and respect all members of our community,” he wrote.The Harrisonburg, Virginia, university also […]
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