Another professor at the University of Oklahoma has been accused of using the N-word, leading to calls for the university’s provost to resign.
Kathleen Brosnan, a history professor, uttered the slur while reading a “historical document that used the ‘N-word’ repeatedly,” according to a statement from interim OU President Joseph Harroz.
Brosnan is the second professor to use the word in class this month at the university.
Peter Gade, the director of graduate studies for the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, compared the “OK, Boomer” meme to the N-word. “Calling someone a boomer is like calling someone a n—–,” he said.
The Black Emergency Response Team at OU staged a sit-in in one of the buildings on campus, demanding the resignation of provost Kyle Harper, the OU Daily reported. The student group dedicated to fighting racism also supports mandatory equity training for all faculty members, shifting from a one-time diversity experience training to a semester-long course for all incoming or transfer students, and the creation of a multicultural center.
Some students who are participating in the sit-in are also engaged in a hunger strike, according to the Norman Transcript.
