persuasion.community/p/fight-cancel… "“a university must sustain an extraordinary environment of freedom of inquiry and maintain an independence from political fashions, passions, and pressures.”..Living up to these values may be hard but, with sufficient courage, it’s possible."
"“What I want to make clear and unambiguous is that responses to complaints or demands for action regarding constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of speech CANNOT BE QUALIFIED,” he wrote...
...“Attempts to assuage anger or to demonstrate concern by qualifying our support for free speech serve to cloud what must be a clear message.""
"Fighting cancel culture isn’t easy for campus leaders. It’s a fight that seems to get more challenging every day. But, while the war might be neverending, individual battles can be won. Courageous leaders have shown us a way—it’s up to others to follow it."
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