In a statement released through a public relations firm Thursday, Nancy Shurtz said the investigation into her actions that was released by the UO earlier this week was a form of "supremely public retaliation" and amounted to a public shaming, the Register-Guard reported (http://bit.ly/2hz4zil).
Date: Dec 23, 2016
Category: U.S.
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University of Oregon finds that professor who wore blackface to party violated anti-harassment policies
News that the professor, Nancy Shurtz, wore blackface at the party stunned the campus as word of the incident spread, and photos surfaced on social media. She apologized and said that she was trying to dress as a book, Damon Tweedys memoir about a black man starting his medical career, Black Man in
The university has not identified the professor or commented on reports in numerous Oregon publications that she is Nancy Shurtz. Shurtz did not respond to multiple email messages from Inside Higher Ed seeking comment. Photos of the professor wearing blackface (and a white lab coat) are spreading on
Date: Nov 04, 2016
Category: U.S.
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University Of Oregon Law Professor Suspended After Wearing Blackface To Party
KEZi.comreported that the professor involved is Nancy Shurtz. She explained that her costume was about a character in Damon Tweedy's New York Times bestseller, "Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine."