Well, someone doesn’t like calling out ‘trigger warnings’ and ‘safe spaces’ for what they are: pandering to insecure and easily-offended people. In his convocation speech to new students Monday, the president of Northwestern University promised…
Topic: trigger warnings
Student Op-Ed Pushes for Mandatory Trigger Warnings
Trigger warnings should be adopted, says student op-ed writer at George Washington University. Why? Because trigger warnings allows for freedom of speech and expression, the writer claims, but recent examples show it tends to suppress…
Ithaca College Professor No Longer Teaches Sensitive Material due to Trigger Warnings
It makes some sense not to teach sensitive material, especially if there is a survivor of a sexual assault or rape in her class, but they can leave the class for that lecture, can’t they?…
At Least 150 Chicago Professors Disagree with Dean’s Statement on No More ‘Safe Spaces’
Over 150 professors at the University of Chicago don’t like what their dean of students said about no more ‘trigger warnings’ or ‘safe spaces’: More than 150 professors from the University of Chicago are pushing…
George Washington University Provost says ‘No’ to Unilateral Trigger Warnings Mandate
This ‘trigger warnings’ PC culture has a temporary setback at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. as a provost says he will not impose a ‘trigger warnings’ mandate to all professors, but will let them…
Auburn Engineering Professor Mocks Trigger Warnings in his syllabus
An engineering professor at Auburn mocked trigger warnings in his syllabus. Good for him!
Trigger Warnings Needed for Pokemon Go and the U.S. Constitution, Apparently
According to one student’s experience, some college students issued trigger warnings (or warnings to others that material or a word may upset them) regarding the U.S. Constitution, the smartphone game Pokemon Go, the police, Donald…
More Outrage: This Time, over University of Chicago Rejecting Safe Spaces
The letter written by University of Chicago Dean of Students John Ellison said they don’t have safe spaces and will not give trigger warnings to students, which the Left is outraged by. Good for Chicago.
Does the University of Chicago Really Protect Free Expression?
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on the Academe Blog. It’s praiseworthy that the University of Chicago has announced to its students a “commitment to freedom of inquiry and expression.” But there is a…
University of Chicago Administrator Tells Students that Safe Spaces, Trigger Warnings are Nowhere to be Found
What a stance against the politically correct culture that is often found on college campuses today: John Ellison, Dean of Students for the College at the University of Chicago, welcomed students to campus with a…