Academic Freedom, Social Responsibility, and Jordan Peterson

Tom Bartlett writes about academic freedom , social responsibility, and Toronto professor Jordan Peterson.

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Incivility on Campus

Marcia Chatelain suggests that in some cases universities embolden white nationalists . She proposes that this is done by:

• Faculty playing the devil's advocate;
• Faculty and staff grumbling about inclusion;
• Discounting student concerns and failing to acknowledge their pain;
• Endorsing stereotypes about minorities, and,
• Nostalgia for the days of campus elites.

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Academic Freedom and Foreign Nationals

Mary Ellen McIntire notes that foreign students sometimes learn information in the US which can be upsetting in their host countries.   Yi Gu, a Chinese student, has been sharing what he learned about the Tiananmen Square Crackdown with peers back home, a topic which the Chinese government does not wish discussed.

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