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  • Univ. of Chicago Students and Alums Respond to ‘Safe Space’ Letter

    Univ. of Chicago Students and Alums Respond to ‘Safe Space’ Letter0

    John Ellison, dean of students at the University of Chicago, recently sent letters to incoming freshmen detailing the school’s commitment to academic freedom and inquiry. “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

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  • Univ. of Chicago Pushes Back on Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces

    Univ. of Chicago Pushes Back on Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces0

    Academics around the country are embracing the relatively new trend of using trigger warnings to shield students from ideas that might be discomforting or trauma-inducing. These ideas often include topics that touch on “racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, cissexism, ableism, and other issues of privilege and oppression.” Though there is some debate surrounding how widespread the

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  • Univ. of Chicago Prez: Rejecting Free Speech Diminishes Education Quality

    Univ. of Chicago Prez: Rejecting Free Speech Diminishes Education Quality0

    Late last summer, the University of Chicago made waves when its Dean of Students announced to incoming freshmen that the institution would not be a purveyor of trendy safe spaces. Instead, it sought to continue its quest for “rigorous debate, discussion, and even disagreement.” Apparently, the University of Chicago is not backing down on its

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  • Univ. of Chicago Faculty Strike Back, Defend ‘Safe Spaces’

    Univ. of Chicago Faculty Strike Back, Defend ‘Safe Spaces’0

    • September 15, 2016

    In August, Intellectual Takeout obtained and published a letter University of Chicago Dean of Students John Jay Ellison sent to students explaining the university’s commitment to intellectual l freedom and inquiry. The letter, which told students not to expect safe spaces and trigger warnings, quickly went viral. This week, several University of Chicago faculty struck

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  • Univ. Announces Essay Contest on Child Welfare in Pedophile’s Honor

    Univ. Announces Essay Contest on Child Welfare in Pedophile’s Honor0

    The title of this essay offers news that is untrue. It satirizes the truth in order to make a critical point. Recently the Paterno Fellows Program announced an essay contest on ethical values, which is open to all Penn State University students. The program is named in honor of Joe Paterno, who was an English

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  • United Had a Much Better Solution than Kicking Off a Passenger

    United Had a Much Better Solution than Kicking Off a Passenger0

    Everyone by now has likely seen the video depicting a man being dragged off a plane for refusing to give up his seat on a United flight. It’s a shocking and horrifying clip—so of course it immediately went viral. The video has been viewed more than 100 million times in China alone, CNN reports.  

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