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Oakton Community College
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Des Plaines, Illinois
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Oakton Community College: Faculty Member Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter for “May Day” Email
July 16, 2015
A lawyer representing Oakton Community College (OCC) sent a cease-and-desist letter to a member of the college faculty…
College Declares Haymarket Riot Reference a Violent Threat to College President
June 8, 2015
CHICAGO, June 8, 2015—Oakton Community College (OCC) is insisting that a one-sentence “May Day” email referencing the Haymarket Riot sent by a faculty member to several colleagues constituted a “true threat” to the college president. Lawyers for the Chicago-area college argue that the email, which noted that May Day (May 1) is a traditional time… Read more