Rampant Hypocrisy at UMass
By Daphne Patai May 3, 2019
Which is it? Do universities these days want to be zones where no one will ever get offended, or do they want to promote free speech and academic freedom with all their attendant risks and discomforts?
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is just one place that can’t make up its mind. For years now it has been touting its earnest commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Its website prominently advertises that “Hate Has No Home at UMass.†Resources are listed for combatting offenses directed at those with “protected identities,†and students are pressed to practice “active bystandership†when a “harmful†or “risky†situation, or “problematic behavior,†is observed.
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