Brown University to invest $100 million to address "racism" (accuse, weapons)

[Heaveno]

Originally Posted by neko_mimi

The plan is called "Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University".

Yeah, this is actually happening. Any liberal who finds this acceptable no longer has the right to complain about the cost of tuition.

Brown to invest $100M to address racism

This is great. Many more will follow suit and change will eventually happen. Thanks for posting this newsworthy article.

[neko_mimi]

Originally Posted by jazzarama

Brown is a private university with an endowment of over $3 billion, so its tuition isn't a concern to me and $10 million/year is chicken-feed.

Well if you're not complaining about the cost of tuition, then I guess this thread doesn't concern you, does it?

[jazzarama]

Originally Posted by Heaveno

Higher Education is a venue where students can express their first amendment rights. It is welcomed. College Presidents do not want it to end, and it will not. Their may be some changes to the Speech Codes, but not much. Students can freely express their thoughts on campus. Presidents will continue to support the rights of students. Not much outsiders can do about it. The Durango Herald 11/22/2015 | College presidents defend importance of free speech

You expect those college presidents to come out Against free speech ? In every case, they did nothing to prevent the suppression of free speech on their campuses.


This example from the article is typical:


"At Williams, a liberal arts school in western Massachusetts, President Adam Falk expressed frustration when a student group last month canceled a speaking invitation for writer Suzanne Venker, a critic of feminism. Picking up on a theme from a convocation address earlier in the semester, he wrote to the campus community that learning cannot occur without exposure to a wide range of ideas."


Expressing frustration and writing a campus-wide letter, big whoopdedoo.

[jazzarama]

Originally Posted by neko_mimi

Well if you're not complaining about the cost of tuition, then I guess this thread doesn't concern you, does it?

I'm not complaining about tuition at private universities. You probably didn't know Brown is private. Besides, with the private wealth Brown has, that $10 million/ year for 10 years won't change their tuition.

[The Dark Enlightenment]

I think the fix is in here. Members of the staff and/or other influencial leftists at Brown and accross the country wanted to spend that money anyway, and are at least partially responsible for ginning up unrest on campuses as a pretext to do so. The legacy of all this campus unrest will be more clout and more jobs for people in the diversity industry, which will lead to more unrest in the future and the cycle will continue...

Originally Posted by neko_mimi

The plan is called "Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University".

Yeah, this is actually happening. Any liberal who finds this acceptable no longer has the right to complain about the cost of tuition.

Brown to invest $100M to address racism

[Heaveno]

Originally Posted by jazzarama

You expect those college presidents to come out Against free speech ? In every case, they did nothing to prevent the suppression of free speech on their campuses.


This example from the article is typical:


"At Williams, a liberal arts school in western Massachusetts, President Adam Falk expressed frustration when a student group last month canceled a speaking invitation for writer Suzanne Venker, a critic of feminism. Picking up on a theme from a convocation address earlier in the semester, he wrote to the campus community that learning cannot occur without exposure to a wide range of ideas."


Expressing frustration and writing a campus-wide letter, big whoopdedoo.

They do cancel speeches on college campuses all the time. I am speaking of students who are permitted to freely express themselves.

[getitgotitgood]

Originally Posted by Heaveno

Higher Education is a venue where students can express their first amendment rights. It is welcomed. College Presidents do not want it to end, and it will not. Their may be some changes to the Speech Codes, but not much. Students can freely express their thoughts on campus. Presidents will continue to support the rights of students. Not much outsiders can do about it. The Durango Herald 11/22/2015 | College presidents defend importance of free speech

First amendment rights go both ways, the professors have them too and should be able to express theirs without being shouted down, cursed at and have demands made for their firing.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by Heaveno

Higher Education is a venue where students can express their first amendment rights. It is welcomed. College Presidents do not want it to end, and it will not. Their may be some changes to the Speech Codes, but not much. Students can freely express their thoughts on campus. Presidents will continue to support the rights of students. Not much outsiders can do about it. The Durango Herald 11/22/2015 | College presidents defend importance of free speech

did you even look at your link?

"As debates about race and other social issues flare on campuses, college presidents are increasingly intervening to draw a line when cultural sensitivity conflicts with freedom of speech."

the crybullies are on the cultural sensitivity side, not the free speech side

[mjtinmemphis]

Originally Posted by getitgotitgood

Respect is a two way street. The way that student acted in the video is indefensible.
The professor should have told her that if she can't discuss something like an adult, the conversation is over.

The student did get loud but didn't threaten or do anything illegal or wrong.

This isn't a conversation that should have had to happen. The professor should have listened.

You have to be respectable to get respect. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Problem solved!

[LauraC]

I demand they change their racist school name.