PRIVILEGE

Johns Hopkins Chief Diversity Officer creates list of 'privileged' groups, retracts after backlash

Dr. Sherita Hill Golden issued a list of 'privileged' groups in the U.S. that included 'White people,' 'Able-bodied…

By Kristen Jackson '25
Jan 16, 2024

Marquette touts impact of faculty DEI course, cites testimony of 'privileged white guy' as proof

Marquette University encourages its faculty to enroll in 'Making Marquette Inclusive,' a 10-week course that will t…

By Austin Browne '24
Sep 18, 2023

Bates College mandates 'Race, Power, Privilege and Colonialism' curriculum

After a lengthy debate, Bates College is will mandate that students fulfill a graduation requirement on race and pr…

By William Biagini '24
Apr 13, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: White resident assistants called to have 'awakening' in mandatory 'Cultural Humility' course

Campus Reform obtained a copy of the syllabus for a spring 2023 course, 'Christian Leadership in Residential Commun…

By Haika Mrema '24
Apr 5, 2023

Students call out university for its 'power and privilege’ workshop

Ohio University is set to host multiple workshops next month, one of which will focus on 'power and privilege.'

By Logan Dubil '23
Aug 3, 2022

University language guide defines 'denial' as 'refusal to acknowledge' how 'societal privileges' are 'granted'

Minnesota State University's glossary is a 31-page document that the institution defines as a 'cheat sheet.'

By Alexa Schwerha
Mar 22, 2022

PUMMILL: Professors are getting paid to indoctrinate students

On this week’s episode of the Campus Countdown, Addison Pummill discusses one Florida instructor who used her posit…

By Addison Pummill '23
Nov 13, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: That seminar about right-handed privilege cost $4,000

Christina Parle's talk, which included an overview of discrimination faced by left-handed people, went viral earlie…

By Ben Zeisloft
Nov 5, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Students call ISU's woke orientation materials 'propaganda,' 'indoctrination'

Iowa State University included documents in its required orientation leader training that some considered a symbol …

By Alex Munguia '24
Aug 17, 2021

University cancels classes for day of 'privilege' programming

Although the 2018 agenda has not yet been finalized, previous symposiums have addressed topics such as Confederate …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 25, 2018

'Anti-Oppression Guide' spreads to multiple college libraries

Notably, the guide warns that using the suffix "phobia" in reference to oppression is "harmful" because it denotes …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 18, 2018

Prof offers course on how 'racism is endemic to American life'

Professor Adrienne Keene, who describes herself as a “white-coded indigenous woman,” explains that CRT is based on …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Sep 19, 2017

University certifies students as 'Inclusion Champions'

The University of Central Florida now offers students a “Diversity and Inclusion Certification” as part of its “In…

By Kyle Perisic
Sep 19, 2017

Students get $11/hr to “advance social justice and diversity”

Candidates are expected to know "how power, privilege, oppression operates" so they can help organize programs like…

By Adam Sabes
Jul 22, 2017

College cancels classes for 'Power and Privilege Symposium'

Whitman College will continue its tradition of hosting an annual social justice conference, which in the past inclu…

By Adam Sabes
Jul 10, 2017

MIT 'diversity learning tree' offers 'privilege checklists'

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Architecture and Planning offers a "Diversity Learning Tree" …

By Adam Sabes
Jul 7, 2017

Tunnels of Oppression expose ‘privileged’ students to 'dehumanization'

Several schools are hosting “Tunnels of Oppression,” where students experience simulated acts of racism, misogyny, …

By Amber Athey
Feb 3, 2017

U of Washington offers social justice workshops for librarians

The University of Washington-Bothell is offering its librarians social justice training to “interrupt acts of oppre…

By Amber Athey
Jan 13, 2017

BOOK REVIEW: ‘End of Discussion’

According to the authors, college students and administrators employ a “glossary of speech-squelching terms” like “…

By Amber Athey
Dec 6, 2016

NYU student praised for poem titled 'Black Privilege'

Crystal Valentine, a student at New York University, helped her school secure the first place prize at a national s…

By Gabby Orr
Jul 2, 2015

Marshall Univ. freshman dorm attacks heterosexual Christians for unearned ‘privilege’

The RA was supportive of similar bulletin boards at App State University on social media.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Apr 8, 2015

Christian privilege bulletin board shames Christian students

The Christian privilege bulletin board is the second privilege board to surface in App State’s dorms.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Mar 31, 2015

App State dorm bulletin board shames 'privileged' students

The board tells students to check their privileges, including: white, male, Christian, able-bodied, heterosexual, a…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Mar 16, 2015

Student: foreigners listening to Taylor Swift a sign of 'American privilege'

Dillon Patel claims that American pride has transitioned into an expectation of cultural dominance.

By Maggie Lit
Jan 9, 2015

Univ. president: if you're 'light skinned,' you have 'unearned privilege'

Jane Close Conoley says that whites inherently exert distrust and “lower expectations of behavior” towards those wi…

By Maggie Lit
Dec 10, 2014

Notre Dame to participate in White Privilege Conference

The University of Notre Dame will offer a seminar on white privilege next semester.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Dec 5, 2014

Mugged student refuses to condemn attackers because of his 'privilege'

The student suggests that until we right the wrongs of the past, society should get used to “sporadic muggings and …

By Maggie Lit
Nov 24, 2014

College abandons traditional applications, transcripts and test scores are ‘all about privilege and wealth’

A liberal arts college has decided to allow students to apply for admission through a two-minute video.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Sep 11, 2014