Cal State University Policy Bans Professors From Using Native American Artifacts in Class – California Globe

Cal State University Policy Bans Professors from Using Native American Artifacts in Class – California Globe

In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two anti-science education bills (AB226 and AB389) into law, that require the University of California and the California State University systems to bar the use of skeletal collections that cannot be affiliated with any living descendants for research and teaching purposes, San José State University Anthropology Professor Elizabeth Weiss reported for the Globe. Weiss clarified that teachi…

New Cal State policy bans professors from showing Native American artifacts in class

One professor criticized the university, saying the policy abandons its educational mission The California State University system has rolled out a new policy that prohibits professors from using Native American “cultural items” in class – unless they obtain permission from the tribe. The policy, announced last week, drew criticism from a California anthropologist who described it as an… Source