. >> reporter: students confronted biology professor bret weinstein in his classroom. weinstein, who identifies as politically left, had announced he was boycotting a decades-old event created by students of color at the school. now he was being accused of racism. >> if one spoke in a way that challenged the narrative that was being advanced, then one was portrayed as in particular, racist. >> resign! >> i'm not resigning! >> reporter: evergreen is a bastion of progressive values. classes offered include" alternatives to capitalism" an"" climate justice". yet in the days following the protests, students demanded the administration fire the professor and tackle what they call years of institutional racism. they barricaded campus spaces, wrangled with campus police, and stormed the president's office. >> it's not an accident that all of our administration is white. that's not an accident >> reporter: since the events, five faculty and staff have resigned their positions. that includes evergreen's chief of police, professor weinstein, and his wife heather heying, who is a