U of Alaska Handing Out Thousands to Top Social Justice Warriors

It pays to be triggered.

Top social justice warriors at the University of Alaska-Anchorage can earn thousands of dollars toward tuition, according to Campus Reform.

The school’s “Student Diversity Award,” put on by the Diversity Action Council, has a top-prize of $1,000 for the student who can “demonstrate that they ‘significantly contribute to enhancing diversity.’” They can do that in several ways: “increasing visibility of diverse people,” “creating a welcoming environment,” or “representing diverse student voices through advocacy and participation.”

CR’s report gives additional requirements:

To apply, students must answer three essay questions describing how they meet the above criteria, while describing how they “advance social justice and diversity within the larger community.”

On an academic level, applicants must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, show “satisfactory academic progress,” and be admitted to a certificate or degree program at the school.

Campus Reform was unable to get a straight answer on how much the university sets aside for the award, but in 2015, 14 students were awarded the $1,000 prize. 

U of Alaska’s multicultural center director Dr. Andre Thorn said no particular demographic is chosen more so over the other and that it's completely “dependent on the quality of the application.”

A past award went to Andrew Freed II, who was a president of the Black Student Union when he was on campus. Freed did such fantastic social justice work for the school by raising funds to show the white-shaming film Dear White People to students.

For folks who hate evil capitalism, it sure pays to be triggered.

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