university of oregon

  • Professor Who Wore Blackface Violated Harassment Policy: University of Oregon

    A University of Oregon law professor who thought it was a good idea to wear blackface for a Halloween costume party was found to have violated the school’s anti-harassment policies, the Associated Press reports. However, according to the report, any disciplinary action that Nancy Shurtz may face will remain confidential, the university said in a…

  • University of Oregon to Rename Building Named for KKK Leader 

    As has been the case at Georgetown, Yale and Vanderbilt, the University of Oregon has rebranded a dorm named after a man whose life was anti-black. In the case of Oregon, it was a Ku Klux Klan leader. After a unanimous board vote on Thursday, university President Michael Schill announced that having a building named after classics…