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Wednesday, January 25. 2017

Campus disinvitations


Campus Speaker Disinvitations: Recent trends. 


I do not blame tiny minorities of obnoxious, noisy bullies. I blame spineless, castrati administrators. In recent years, even comedians have been barred from some campi. Indeed, Milo is more entertainer than anything else. Reminds me of the equally-charismatic and anti-establishment Lenny Bruce, also banned in Boston.


Not many ballsy people make careers as college administrators. 

Posted by The Barrister in Education, Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 14:21 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Darwinism thins the herd of ballsy academics. Look at Yale as an example of hysterics winning the day.
#1 Dangerous Dean on 2017-01-25 15:33 (Reply)
I do think that the Feds could determine that universities that do not protect free speech do not meet the academic requirements of an education institution and should be denied grants and student loan access. I suspect that would end administration indifference to the adolescent behavior of their students.
#2 indyjonesouthere on 2017-01-25 15:53 (Reply)
Nice thought Indy--and, just who in the Dept. of Education do you think is going to head up this legal battle?
#3 facultywife on 2017-01-25 19:19 (Reply)
Mrs, DeVos??
#3.1 Sam L. on 2017-01-25 20:31 (Reply)
Indeed!
#3.1.1 indyjonesouthere on 2017-01-25 22:39 (Reply)
A lot of the problems on college campuses (campi?) is the result of the bastardization of the letter and intent of the various versions of the Equal Opportunity in Education Act and amendments. The acts/amendments themselves were probably a mistake and full of landmines but the codification, interpretation and regulation generated from it all has made it a 100 times worse.
#4 GoneWithTheWind on 2017-01-25 20:26 (Reply)
Anybody care to take on Title IX ?
#5 faculty wife on 2017-01-25 22:23 (Reply)

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