I'm hoping for a benign explanation for this cancellation (i.e. Carole Hooven has a can't miss dental appointment ) but that is likely just wishful thinking. Having followed such matters closely the last few years, my unfortunate supposition is:
1. Student group (or sometimes a University department/program) invites a heterodox or "cons…
I'm hoping for a benign explanation for this cancellation (i.e. Carole Hooven has a can't miss dental appointment ) but that is likely just wishful thinking. Having followed such matters closely the last few years, my unfortunate supposition is:
1. Student group (or sometimes a University department/program) invites a heterodox or "conservative" speaker
2. Woke students start complaining, saying that Dartmouth should not offer a platform for transphobia/racism/misogyny/homophobia etc. etc.
3. Woke students announce that they will protest at the venue
4. University administration starts worrying about a repeat of Charles Murray at nearby Middlebury (a faculty member was physically injured running from the mob)
5. The administrators don't want to be the bad guy who bans campus events so they come up with this weaselly way out: "In order to have your event, you must pay for additional security officers - here's the quote for an outrageous amount of money that you don't come close to having, especially a student group"
The "cost for additional security" excuse has become popular among university administrators who mouth the right platitudes about academic freedom and freedom of expression. But when the rubber hits the road, they decide it's not worth it to stand up to the woke mob.
I'm hoping for a benign explanation for this cancellation (i.e. Carole Hooven has a can't miss dental appointment ) but that is likely just wishful thinking. Having followed such matters closely the last few years, my unfortunate supposition is:
1. Student group (or sometimes a University department/program) invites a heterodox or "conservative" speaker
2. Woke students start complaining, saying that Dartmouth should not offer a platform for transphobia/racism/misogyny/homophobia etc. etc.
3. Woke students announce that they will protest at the venue
4. University administration starts worrying about a repeat of Charles Murray at nearby Middlebury (a faculty member was physically injured running from the mob)
5. The administrators don't want to be the bad guy who bans campus events so they come up with this weaselly way out: "In order to have your event, you must pay for additional security officers - here's the quote for an outrageous amount of money that you don't come close to having, especially a student group"
The "cost for additional security" excuse has become popular among university administrators who mouth the right platitudes about academic freedom and freedom of expression. But when the rubber hits the road, they decide it's not worth it to stand up to the woke mob.
Universities really need to start suspending students for literal harm and physical violence/destruction.