Butler University Responds to Backlash Over Its President Trump 'Resistance' Class

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Butler University, a private school in Indianapolis, has responded to criticism of a "Trumpism & U.S. Democracy" course that was offered to students in order to "potentially engage" in "strategies for resistance" to President Donald Trump.

"Just as I support this course, I would support a course that is complimentary of the President," Butler provost and vice president for academic affairs Kathryn Morris said in a letter posted to the school's website. "Butler offers a variety of courses that tackle controversial topics. Like any University, Butler should - and does - promote an environment of critical inquiry and engagement on controversial and unpopular topics."

Outrage about the class began as a version of the course description circulated on Twitter describing the President as a perpetuator of "sexism, white supremacy, xenophobia, nationalism, nativism and imperialism" began to bubble on conservative news outlets. Shortly before, former Indiana state Sen. Carlin Yoder, a Republican, tweeted a photo of the course description on Tuesday.

Link to tweet

Morris said in her letter that students are not required "to participate in activism" should they enroll in the class, which will still be taught in the upcoming fall semester, but with an edited description that features toned down language.

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1. Butler has the right to offer such a class

but is it really wise. They could have made the class description neutral and the content be focused on critical thinking and the U.S. political system.

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2. Twitter outraged by the truth about Orange Hitler.