The Chronicle of Higher Education

U. of North Dakota Warns Opponents of Sioux Nickname Not to Create 'Unwelcome' Climate

By LIBBY SANDER

The affirmative-action officer at the University of North Dakota has warned academic departments and programs publicly opposed to the institution's Fighting Sioux nickname that they may be creating an "unwelcome" environment for students who support the image.

In a memorandum sent on September 24 to five...

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