University of Chicago Takes a Stand

Old news but good news - Way too many universities have become zombie-processing factories turning incoming freshman's brains into mush and then sculpting them in the image of Karl Marx and other popular "progressive" and long-dead icons. The University of Chicago has always had the reputation of being an institution of rigorous intellectual inquiry, especially in economics and philosophy, and it has chosen to separate itself from the progressivist herd.

University President Dr. Robert J. Zimmer recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal that:

 "Free speech is at risk at the very institution where it should be assured: the university."

This was not mere talk, as the University of Chicago's dean of students, John Ellison, sent a letter to freshmen students that read, in part: 

"Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called 'trigger warnings,' we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual 'safe spaces' where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own."

Well Hallelujah with a capital H! It's about darn time that somebody stood up and took a stand against the lemmings of academia. We'll see if they stick to it but it's a great start.


http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2016/09/14/academic-giants-and-dwarfs-n2216348