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One of the last places I'd expect to be a bastion of freedom. Or is my view just colored by it being in Chicago?

http://time.com/4466021/uchicago-trigger-warnings/

" 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.

Fostering the free exchange of ideas reinforces a related University priority—building a campus that welcomes people of all backgrounds. 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."

This is awesome. We don't seem to have a policy either way.

jmorris wrote:One of the last places I'd expect to be a bastion of freedom. Or is my view just colored by it being in Chicago?

http://time.com/4466021/uchicago-trigger-warnings/

" 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.

Fostering the free exchange of ideas reinforces a related University priority—building a campus that welcomes people of all backgrounds. 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."

Unwritten addendum: "Unless you or the speaker in question is a Repubican, a conservative or a white male, then the University will move to protect your freedom from hearing alternate ideas."

Honestly I don't know what universities actually have a so called "safe place" policy in terms of discussing ideas. If Texas State had one while i was there I never knew it and would've never used it. This is literally the first time I've ever heard of such a thing.

LosAlce wrote:Honestly I don't know what universities actually have a so called "safe place" policy in terms of discussing ideas. If Texas State had one while i was there I never knew it and would've never used it. This is literally the first time I've ever heard of such a thing.

You were probably too busy getting an education instead of paying attention to liberal/progressive crybabies (fellow students and faculty) and their perceived affronts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/opini ... .html?_r=0

We do have "Safe Zones" which designate staff that has training related to LGBTQ students and the resources available to them, but I have yet to see any policy related to intellectual safe spaces, or microaggressions....thank God.

TexasTornado wrote:We do have "Safe Zones" which designate staff that has training related to LGBTQ students and the resources available to them, but I have yet to see any policy related to intellectual safe spaces, or microaggressions....thank God.

Are there any "Safe Zones" for normal people to escape the progressive/liberal whiners on campus?

bblhd672 wrote:

TexasTornado wrote:We do have "Safe Zones" which designate staff that has training related to LGBTQ students and the resources available to them, but I have yet to see any policy related to intellectual safe spaces, or microaggressions....thank God.

Are there any "Safe Zones" for normal people to escape the progressive/liberal whiners on campus?

Actually.....Yes! The Veterans Services Center!!! It has become my favorite place to study and in my mind the safest place on campus.

Flightmare wrote:

Wow that's sexy....

Flightmare wrote:

After seeing that picture I'm not feeling unsafe...just really envious.

bblhd672 wrote:

LosAlce wrote:Honestly I don't know what universities actually have a so called "safe place" policy in terms of discussing ideas. If Texas State had one while i was there I never knew it and would've never used it. This is literally the first time I've ever heard of such a thing.

You were probably too busy getting an education instead of paying attention to liberal/progressive crybabies (fellow students and faculty) and their perceived affronts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/opini ... .html?_r=0

True. Considering I got emails for just about every small detail about what was going on around campus I feel like I would've heard of such a thing. Oh well, doesn't matter to me now. Good on this university for stepping up.

jmorris wrote:One of the last places I'd expect to be a bastion of freedom. Or is my view just colored by it being in Chicago?

If my memory serves, U of C, at least in the economics department, has some surprisingly sane professors, not enraptured by socialism in its many forms.