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USC’s nonsensical decision to declare the word ‘field’ as racist

By Christopher Tremoglie
Published January 10, 2023 7:08pm ET
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USC’s nonsensical decision to declare the word ‘field’ as racist
This artist's rendering provided by the University of Southern California shows the proposed bioscience center, to be built with $50 million to be donated by Gary K. Michelson. (AP/USC) | AP

The University of Southern California’s School of Social Work sent a letter declaring it would no longer use the word “field” when referring to one’s area of expertise. Instead, it is replacing it with the word “practicum.”

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