Apparently the RG has updated the story since it first appeared. Judging by the comments, the following sentences have been added: "A fellow UO professor, who declined to be identified, said the offending professor meant her costume to depict “Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine,” a recent autobiography by Dr. Damon Tweedy that recounts the racism he encountered in medical school.

Witnesses, who included students and faculty, said she was showing partygoers Tweedy’s book." 

It's beyond me why the Guard declines to follow modern practice and note updates to stories. 

It appears the professor could have been somewhat noble in mind, while being bigoted in body.

(Posted at 19:30, Wednesday)