Court grants University s motion for summary judgment in Bhattacharya case - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia s Student Newspaper cavalierdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cavalierdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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UVA Med School Under Fire for Expelling Student Who Questioned Microaggressions Wikimedia Commons Alex Nester • May 18, 2021 3:30 pm
University of Virginia medical school dean David Wilkes came under fire Tuesday after a group of congressmen criticized the school s 2018 expulsion of a student who questioned the validity of microaggressions.
Virginia Republicans Ben Cline, Bob Good, and Morgan Griffith and UVA alum Rep. Chip Roy (R., Texas) asked Wilkes to meet and discuss the punishment of former medical school student Kieran Bhattacharya, who critiqued a proposed definition of microaggressions in 2018. In the letter, the representatives called the university s expulsion of Bhattacharya incredibly concerning and worthy of examination and discussion.
U Va medical student s lawsuit continues next week, following debate over microaggressions - The Cavalier Daily cavalierdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cavalierdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As part of his memorandum opinion, Moon summarized the arguments as presented by Bhattacharya. According to the plaintiff, the lawsuit was spurred by a series of events that Bhattacharya claims began with a panel discussion about microaggressions and ended with his suspension and eventual expulsion.
Per the opinion, in November 2018, Bhattacharya attended a panel on microaggressions led by UVa professor Beverly Colwell Adams. The panel began with Adams giving a roughly 17-minute presentation about her research on microaggressions, which are generally defined as a âstatement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority.â