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"In my view, this is not only a frivolous complaint but one that is damaging to serious issues of discrimination and misogyny." Students on the campus of Merrimack College. –Jim Davis / The Boston Globe, FileSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A male political theory professor said Friday he won’t apologize to a female gender studies professor for a joke about “ladies’ lingerie” he made while both were riding in a crowded elevator. The public spat comes amid heightened sensitivity to sexual misconduct propelled by the #MeToo movement. Professor Ned Lebow, who teaches political theory at King’s College London, told The Associated...

Merrimack College is offering undergraduates an opportunity to earn a degree in social justice and experience “real-world learning in the field.” According to the program description, the school “offers majors the chance to turn their passion for change, human rights, and a more just world into a career.”