Trigger warnings, safe spaces, and fascism on college campuses

**Jeff Lebowski** · 2026-09-17T21:42:07+00:00

Originally posted by BigPiney View Post

I thought this was interesting, especially since my daughter has one of these classes this year: https://www.columbiaspectator.com/ne...tion-sections/

So far she says it has been great. Though she is having to buy the physical copy of books instead of just downloading them.

Also interesting is that " Despite faculty reservations, Columbia offers free access to advanced models of Claude, ChatGPT, and Google Gemini—though it has now removed student access to Gemini in Google Docs—to faculty members and staff."

University of Chicago is trying to roll back the clock and go analog in some programs:

Sosc Core to Institute AI Ban, Technology-Free Classrooms This Fall

https://chicagomaroon.com/53262/news/sosc-core-to-institute-ai-ban-technology-free-classrooms-this-fall/

All social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students and professors.

**BigPiney** · 2026-09-17T21:57:00+00:00

Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post