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Professor’s use of N-word sparks debate at Oklahoma

Use of word angers students, who say it was pedagogically unnecessary and hurtful

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Professor’s use of N-word sparks debate at Oklahoma

Use of word angers students, who say it was pedagogically unnecessary and hurtful

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Related articles

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Subtle racism is alive in the academy’s corridors

Black students in US ‘at higher risk of attempting suicide’

Focusing on the needs of black students

Related universities

University of Oklahoma

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