Bagels wrote:
WL Bill wrote:
Are they going to run and hide in their career when they are challenged?
@support
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| Author: | JORR [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | University of Chicago! |
http://fortune.com/2016/08/25/universit ... fe-spaces/ “Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called ‘trigger warnings'” The University of Chicago has warned incoming students not to expect “trigger warnings” when they arrive on campus. In a letter sent to incoming freshmen, Jay Ellison, the school’s dean of students, touted the university’s commitment to “freedom of inquiry and expression” and asked students to prepare to engage with a variety of ideas that are “at odds with their own.” “Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called ‘trigger warnings,’ we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial and we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own,” Ellison said in the letter, which was obtained by Inside Higher Ed. “Diversity of opinion and background is a fundamental strength of our community. The members of our community must have the freedom to espouse and explore a wide range of ideas.” Student activists at schools across the country have recently advocated for the use of trigger warnings, which provide advance notice of content that could be upsetting to students—such as discussions of sexual violence, for example. While some schools have started using trigger warnings in classrooms, the practice has become controversial, as opponents argue that such warnings and “safe spaces” contradict academic traditions of freedom of expression and a diversity of ideas. |
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| Author: | WL Bill [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Wow!!! I am quite amazed hearing that come from a college. I am just not sure what these colleges are really preparing their students for with the "Safe Zones" and "Trigger Warnings" Are they going to run and hide in their career when they are challenged? |
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| Author: | Bagels [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
WL Bill wrote: Are they going to run and hide in their career when they are challenged? @support |
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| Author: | JORR [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Bagels wrote: WL Bill wrote: Are they going to run and hide in their career when they are challenged? @support
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Great to hear a bell cow type of university taking this stand. This should give coverage for others. |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Wow, that is really something. Good for them taking a stand. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
It's Stage 1 of my Grow A Pair Scholarship Initiative. |
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| Author: | ZephMarshack [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Ellison appears to have missed that has university has had a safe space for decades for bad economics in the service of the right politics. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
WL Bill wrote: Are they going to run and hide in their career when they are challenged? They will just file lawsuits against every employer that hurts their feelings and make a living that way. |
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| Author: | formerlyknownas [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
good dolphin wrote: Great to hear a bell cow type of university taking this stand. This should give coverage for others. Keyword being "should" . . . |
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| Author: | formerlyknownas [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Plus, I think Berwanger has one more year of eligibility.....they are gonna be one tough eleven on the gridiron this year, boys. Watch out, Big Ten! |
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| Author: | Colonel Angus [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
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| Author: | pittmike [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
good dolphin wrote: Great to hear a bell cow type of university taking this stand. This should give coverage for others. Amen. That is my take along with was that so hard? |
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| Author: | BeerFan [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Not so fast. New Republic says U of C is attacking freedom. https://newrepublic.com/minutes/136303/ ... ic-freedom #BringbackMcCarthy |
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| Author: | ZephMarshack [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: University of Chicago! |
Good counterpoint thread: https://twitter.com/tylerbkissinger/sta ... 3120109570 |
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