Long before an emotional public disclosure of his childhood rape, or the allegations of his own sexual misconduct that followed, author Junot Diaz was a pioneering and polarizing figure. A 49-year-old Dominican-American writer known for mixing Spanish and English in his prose, Diaz has broken down barriers in the literary mainstream. George often assigned Diaz's "How to Date A Brown Girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)" in his class. Greg Barnhisel, an English professor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, has opted not to use Diaz's books for a gateway English class next academic year. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Diaz teaches, is investigating, and the Pulitzer Prize Board is conducting an independent review.

Source: Fox News May 12, 2018 19:07 UTC