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UCO requires English professor to embrace race-based discrimination
Ray Carter | December 11, 2023
UCO requires English professor to embrace race-based discrimination
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![]() Higher Education UCO requires English professor to embrace race-based discrimination
In a job posting for an assistant professor of English, the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) seeks applicants who have “a strong commitment to antiracist and social justice pedagogy.”
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