Teaching while black: white professor calls security on black adjunct – The Commonwealth Times

Caitlin Cherry, a black VCUarts visiting professor, said a colleague called campus security on her while she was eating breakfast in her assigned classroom more than two weeks ago.

Cherry said Javier Tapia, a white-Hispanic professor, walked into the room and did not respond to her greeting before leaving. Minutes later, a security guard entered the room and asked her if she was a faculty member, and to see her identification.

The event has since prompted outrage among studen...

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Teaching while black: white professor calls security on black adjunct – The Commonwealth Times

Teaching while black: white professor calls security on black adjunct November 7, 2018 News Editor News, Student Life, VCU Administration 8 Caitlin Cherry, a African American visiting professor in VCUarts had campus police called on her while eating breakfast two weeks ago. Photo by Michel Maulding....