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by nostromo 2806 days ago
Dean Mary Spellman at Claremont McKenna was forced out by an angry mob for writing an email to a Latina student in which she thanked the student for writing about her experience and expressed how she wants to further engage her. However, she apparently included a "microagression" when saying that the student didn't "fit the mold" of their traditional student.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-claremont-marche...

Here's the offending email:

https://claremontindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/...

Just recently, while he wasn't fired, Scott Kelly apologized to an angry mob for daring to quote Winston Churchill.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45789819