Notwithstanding Gen Z’s rightward shift on Nov. 5, many students and professors across the nation did not take the election results well. Here are 15 times Campus Reform covered universities’ unhinged reactions to Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral victory.
1. Trump won because of racism and sexism, claim faculty at University of California, Berkeley
Faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley recently condemned President-elect Donald Trump and alleged that racist, sexist, anti “anti-trans” sentiments among voters can explain his reelection.
The officials’ comments were published in a Nov. 6 article on the school’s website, a day after the election.
2. BYU professor predicts American destruction for electing Trump
A Brigham Young University mathematics professor posted a sign on his office door for Trump voters, predicting the destruction of the country using a passage from the Book of Mormon.
The passage from the Book of Mosiah says that God’s judgment will come when “the voice of the people doth choose iniquity.” The Cougar Chronicle published a picture of the sign, which calls Donald Trump an “evil man.”
An email blast sent by Roosevelt University’s president expressed being “disheartened” by Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election and suggested his voters favor promoting “fear” and “divisiveness.”
Campus Reform obtained the email sent by Roosevelt University President Ali Malekzadeh stating, “Like many of you, I am discouraged by the final results.”
Several University of Pennsylvania professors canceled and made classes “optional” following the results of the presidential election, in which Donald Trump was declared the winner. One instructor even rescheduled a course exam to a later date.
A professor from Emory University in Georgia blamed President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters for racism, misogyny, and “white supremacy.”
“The Confederacy won,” Carol Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory, said in an interview with Democracy Now! regarding Trump’s historic win.
A professor from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio sent an email consoling students who were upset about President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.
The X account Libs of TikTok posted a screenshot of the email on Wednesday, the day after the election. The subject line for the email is “Day of Dissapointment [sic].”
An anonymous post by a student at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California referred to a peer who supports Donald Trump as a “Nazi” and seemed to call for violence against him.
8. Harvard Institute of Politics says ‘we can no longer be nonpartisan’ after Trump’s victory
The president of Harvard University’s Institute of Politics said that nonpartisanship isn’t an option after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday.
Harvard student Pratyush Mallick made the comments in an op-ed for The Harvard Crimson, which was published Friday.
9. Universities coddle students’ post-election stress: WATCH
Campus Reform Student Spokesperson Emily Sturge joined America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber to discuss universities’ coddling of students after Tuesday’s election.
”Coloring books, therapy puppies, Legos, milk and cookies — I mean, all of that sounds a lot more like Kindergarten curriculum than college curriculum to me,” Sturge said. “But to cope with the election and Donald Trump’s victory, these are the type of activities that are taking place on America’s college campuses.”
A professor at Michigan State University sent students an email expressing her grief following Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidential election.
Alexa Veenema, a behavioral neuroscience professor at MSU, wrote to students, “You must be as devastated as I am. And probably feel an overwhelming grief.”
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst is offering students different activities throughout Election Week to cope with stress related to the 2024 presidential election.
The programming, which is offered by UMass Amherst’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Health, was originally published on Oct. 17.
The University of Oregon has placed an employee on administrative leave after he posted a video to social media where he told supporters of President-Elect Donald Trump to jump off a bridge.
Leonard Serrato, assistant director of fraternity and sorority life at the University of Oregon, posted the unhinged rant against Trump supporters posted to Instagram following Tuesday’s election.
13. Harvard students freak out over Trump win, some profs let students stay home
Many Harvard University students expressed dismay and anxiety over President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory, and some faculty members gave them the option to skip class, or even canceled their courses for the day altogether.
Many students were disheartened, according to The Harvard Crimson. One student said she “probably cried for like an hour” upon hearing of Trump’s victory.
14. Washington U in St. Louis offering drop-in counseling to people feeling anxious over election
Washington University in St. Louis is offering several resources, including counseling, to anyone who might be feeling depressed or anxious regarding the 2024 presidential election results.
15. MSU prof cancels class to ‘grieve’ Trump win as ‘queer, immigrant woman of colour’: REPORT
”I am cancelling class today to grieve the presidential election results,” Borah writes. “As a queer, immigrant woman of colour, I cannot, in good conscience, go on about my day like everything is alright.”
”This is a major historical event that we are witnessing,” she continues. “I hope you take this time to take care of yourself.”
This article was originally published at campusreform.org
