cover of episode Ep. 89 Prof. Samuel Abrams wrote an op-ed encouraging viewpoint diversity. Then came the fallout.

Ep. 89 Prof. Samuel Abrams wrote an op-ed encouraging viewpoint diversity. Then came the fallout.

2019/7/11
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His office door was vandalized. He was accused of causing “harm” to his “college community.” There was even a demand) — supported by dozens of his faculty peers — to review his tenure.Why? Because he wrote an op-ed) in The New York Times arguing for more viewpoint diversity at his campus.

On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast), Sarah Lawrence College professor Samuel Abrams joins us to discuss the response to his op-ed and the future of academic freedom, viewpoint diversity, and the role of faculty in college life.Also joining us is FIRE President & CEO Greg Lukianoff, author of The New York Times bestseller “The Coddling of the American Mind,” due out in paperback edition on Aug. 20).

Show notes:

“Think professors are liberal? Try school administrators)” by Samuel Abrams “When students want to review a tenured professor)” “DEMANDS: Westlands sit-in 50 years of shame)” “Faculty members need to reassert themselves as the people who direct discourse on campus (opinion))” by Samuel Abrams Viewpoint diversity on campus: A Heterodox Academy & FIRE panel discussion)

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