Cal State Professor Melina Abdullah begins every class with a land acknowledgment (apparently performed as a kind of spiritual exercise).

Should Cal State shut down and give the land back?

Cal State Professor Melina Abdullah begins every class with a land acknowledgment (apparently performed as a kind of spiritual exercise).

Students should not be required to participate in this kind of thing. pic.twitter.com/6yKvz7jNVo

— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) December 9, 2025