Cornell U. Renames English Department in Campaign Against Racism

Cornell University announced this week that its faculty has voted to change the name of the English department as part of a broader campaign to eradicate “structural forms” of racism at the university. The department will now be referred to as the “department of literatures in English.”

According to a report by Campus Reform, Cornell University has voted to change the name of its English department in response to a campaign by faculty members. The name was changed from “English department” to the “department of literatures in English” as part of a broader effort to eradicate racism on campus.

{snip} According to a report by the Cornell student newspaper, the decision was supported by 75 percent of university faculty members.

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{snip} Cornell President Martha Pollack said back in May that the university would use its educational programs to eradicate racism in the United States.

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Breitbart News reported in September that the faculty coalition at the university demanded a racial breakdown of faculty spouses.

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