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So to Speak podcast: Are education schools secretly driving campus censorship?


Are education schools secretly driving campus censorship?
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Lewis & Clark Associate Professor of English to discuss his 2018 article for the Chronicle of Higher Education, “.”
Also joining the conversation is FIREPresident & CEO Greg Lukianoff, co-author of the bestseller “.”
Show notes:
- Podcast transcript
- “” by Arthur Levine
- Yale University: Protesters at Yale Threaten Free Speech, Demand Apologies and Resignations from Faculty Members Over Halloween Email
- “Please Report to Your Resident Assistant to Discuss Your Sexual Identity—It’s Mandatory! Thought Reform at the University of Delaware” by Adam Kissel
- “” by Emily Hanford
- “” by Emily Hanford
- “” by Lyell Asher
- “” by Lisa Delpit
- “” by Derald Wing Sue et al.
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