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VCU Sparks Student, Faculty Revolt After Nixing ‘Racial Literacy’ Requirement

‘UNPRECEDENTED VIOLATION’

Students and staff staged a successful campaign for a “racial literacy” course requirement at VCU—until the administration nixed its plan at the 11th hour.

Hundreds of professors and students at Virginia Commonwealth University have penned an angry letter targeting the school’s administration after its sudden decision to nix a “racial literacy” class requirement.
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