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PSU Professor Slams Controversial Book on White Students

4/3/2026

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Bruce Gilley, a Portland State University professor, condemned Culture Clash: New Majority Students at PSU for portraying white people, calling it an 'awful scourge'.
He argued the book contains negative stereotypes about white people and questions suitability for faculty training and civil rights protections.
The book is co-authored by former PSU professor David Peterson del Mar and alumna Alejandra Vazquez, drawing on nearly 100 student interviews, with PSU defending it.

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Bruce Gilley, a Portland State University professor, condemned Culture Clash: New Majority Students at PSU for portraying white people, calling it an 'awful scourge'.
He argued the book contains negative stereotypes about white people and questions suitability for faculty training and civil rights protections.
The book is co-authored by former PSU professor David Peterson del Mar and alumna Alejandra Vazquez, drawing on nearly 100 student interviews, with PSU defending it.