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‘Campus Reform’ and a Clash Over an Assignment on Whiteness at BYU

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By Megan Zahneis, BYU Conservatives
| The Chronicle of Higher Education Verified
Last month a Brigham Young University professor went to bat for a colleague who was facing criticism over a class assignment she gave about whiteness. That led to an online scuffle between the professor and two conservative students running an Instagram account. Then the professor, like many others before him, became swept up in a right-wing media frenzy over course materials.
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Students Who Blew Whistle On BYU ‘Revealing Whiteness’ Assignment Threatened With Discipline

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By BYU Conservatives, Jeff Reynolds
| Legal Insurrection Verified
Students Who Blew Whistle On BYU ‘Revealing Whiteness’ Assignment Threatened With Discipline Surprise! Utah is a hotbed of CRT activism and mandates in higher education. Posted by Jeff Reynolds Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 08:30pm 4 Comments A professor at Brigham Young University (BYU), in Provo, Utah, recently assigned a Revealing Whiteness assignment to a 100-level Sociology course. The resulting controversy has pitted conservative students against activist academic staff.
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EXCLUSIVE: Read what happened after students posted their class 'Revealing Whiteness Activity' on social media

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By Eric Ruiz Bybee, BYU Conservatives
| Campus Reform Verified
The assignment was allegedly publicized in a now-deleted social media post by the student-led organization BYU Conservatives. Students say one professor threatened disciplinary action over the social media post. A professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) allegedly assigned a classroom exercise titled "Revealing Whiteness Activity." Professor Jane Lopez assigned the activity as homework and instructed students to photograph three representations of "Whiteness" on campus.
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