The CES Letter

[wuapinmon]

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...n-mind/399356/

That Atlantic article was well written. This isn't a problem where I teach, but if the Dept. of Education keeps meddling, it could be. We already aren't allowed to speak unfavorably about war because we might offend veterans. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[Jeff Lebowski]

That Atlantic article was well written. This isn't a problem where I teach, but if the Dept. of Education keeps meddling, it could be. We already aren't allowed to speak unfavorably about war because we might offend veterans. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Here is another one:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...liams-college/

A speaker is disinvited from giving a lecture at Williams College because her views on feminism might be offensive to some students. And get this: the event is part of the "Uncomfortable Learning" lecture series, which was created for the precise purpose of exposing the students to different viewpoints. Bloody hell...

[creekster]

Here is another one:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...liams-college/

A speaker is disinvited from giving a lecture at Williams College because her views on feminism might be offensive to some students. And get this: the event is part of the "Uncomfortable Learning" lecture series, which was created for the precise purpose of exposing the students to different viewpoints. Bloody hell...

You can't make crap like that up.

[wuapinmon]

Here is another one:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...liams-college/

A speaker is disinvited from giving a lecture at Williams College because her views on feminism might be offensive to some students. And get this: the event is part of the "Uncomfortable Learning" lecture series, which was created for the precise purpose of exposing the students to different viewpoints. Bloody hell...

Whenever I invite someone to speak on campus, I do so with the explicit understanding that they must set aside at least 15 minutes for question-and-answer sessions. If it ever happened here that people started saying that we should disinvite someone because we disagreed with their opinions, I would counter that all voices belong in the academy, no matter how odious or uncomfortable we might find them. And, we should use our Q&A session, a moderated one, to refute anything spurious or otherwise annoying/offensive the person said. May it never come to that. Generally, in the South, this stuff isn't as severe. But, I'm getting old.

[cougjunkie]

Whenever I invite someone to speak on campus, I do so with the explicit understanding that they must set aside at least 15 minutes for question-and-answer sessions. If it ever happened here that people started saying that we should disinvite someone because we disagreed with their opinions, I would counter that all voices belong in the academy, no matter how odious or uncomfortable we might find them. And, we should use our Q&A session, a moderated one, to refute anything spurious or otherwise annoying/offensive the person said. May it never come to that. Generally, in the South, this stuff isn't as severe. But, I'm getting old.

I am disappointed you have never extended an invite for me to speak.

[Harry Tic]

Here is another one:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...liams-college/

A speaker is disinvited from giving a lecture at Williams College because her views on feminism might be offensive to some students. And get this: the event is part of the "Uncomfortable Learning" lecture series, which was created for the precise purpose of exposing the students to different viewpoints. Bloody hell...

If I were invited to speak at Williams, I would decline the invitation because I wouldn't want to speak at any institution that would be comfortable with having me speak.

Or then again, maybe I would accept. Depends on how much they would pay me.

[old_gregg]

[Moliere]

You can't make crap like that up.

Academics can.

[wuapinmon]

I am disappointed you have never extended an invite for me to speak.

I only invite people with expertise in their field.

If I were invited to speak at Williams, I would decline the invitation because I wouldn't want to speak at any institution that would be comfortable with having me speak.

Or then again, maybe I would accept. Depends on how much they would pay me.

Ok, groucho.

Academics can.

[cougjunkie]

I only invite people with expertise in their field.



Ok, groucho.

Great, when can I come speak about the housing market?

[wuapinmon]

Great, when can I come speak about the housing market?

2008.

[Brian]

Great, when can I come speak about the housing market?

can you come and speak to my group about pruning lemon trees tomorrow?

[old_gregg]

can you come and speak to my group about pruning lemon trees tomorrow?

only if there's a lemon party after

[SeattleUte]

The Atlantic generally overstates its arguments. Remember that series by James Fallows that said Japan was trying again to take over the world again but with belligerent trade practices. That is typical, as is this article. It's high brow sensationalism. I don't like it.

[SeattleUte]

Here is one of the series of articles I mentioned, which actually looks more racist in retrospect than it did at the time. On the cover there was a caricature of a sumo wrestler.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...-japan/376337/