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I'm sure you've all heard the revelations about the University of Delaware's diversity training from Hot Air, Michelle Malkin, and others. Today the story merits front page above-the fold treatment at the Wilmington News Journal, our local daily paper. From the story by Beth Miller, a quote from one of the students who had to attend the training (emphasis added):

Brooke Aldrich considers herself open-minded and accepting of all kinds of people.

But the University of Delaware freshman said statements made in a recent diversity training session on her floor of Russell Hall tried to make her believe she was a racist.

"I personally have no problem with anyone of any background, race, sexual identity, or any religion," said the 18-year-old Hockessin resident, who is majoring in animal science. "I accept people for who they are as people. But coming out of the group sessions makes you feel as if I was in some way a racist, just by the color of my skin. It was like, 'Because you've never been oppressed, you're part of the problem.' "

Here's another from later in the article:

Aldrich said other exercises made many students feel uncomfortable. In one, she said, students were asked if they approved of such things as affirmative action or gay marriage. If they did, they would join students on one side of the room. If they didn't, they would join students on the other side of the room. They were not permitted to explain their reasons or to answer "I don't know," she said.

While this is now getting some attention and will likely be changed as a result, keep in mind that the program ran for four years before anyone heard about it. My question is how many more schools are doing this that we haven't yet heard about?

Update (11/1/2007 8:51 PM) As predicted, UD has discarded their indoctrination program. Good. Here's the post at FIRE's website.