Freedom of speech? Not allowed at politically correct liberal Williams College
He is alarmed about an article in The College Fix that reported one of biology professor Luana Maroja's colleagues had “threatened violence” if Williams adopted the Chicago statement. As Butcher writes:
No, Williams is not a public school. Its trustees and administrators have the right to set whatever campus policies they see fit. But considering how quickly the campus “conversation” on free speech escalated from a discussion of mutual respect to threats of violence, Williams’ students and faculty are right to ask: “Will I be threatened when I speak out on campus? And do I want to live in a place like that?”Butcher's recommendation is the school require mandatory sessions on free speech during first year orientation – and "...explain that hiding from ideas with which you disagree is a poor strategy for life."
Jonathan Butcher is a senior policy analyst in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy.
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