Monday, April 13, 2015

Princeton University Turns Up Trumps

Faculty adopts statement affirming commitment to freedom of expression at Princeton

Dig this jewel:
In a word, the University’s fundamental commitment is to the principle that debate or deliberation may not be suppressed because the ideas put forth are thought by some or even by most members of the University community to be offensive, unwise, immoral, or wrong-headed. It is for the individual members of the University community, not for the University as an institution, to make those judgments for themselves, and to act on those judgments not by seeking to suppress speech, but by openly and vigorously contesting the ideas that they oppose. Indeed, fostering the ability of members of the University community to engage in such debate and deliberation in an effective and responsible manner is an essential part of the University’s educational mission.
Now that's more like it.  Even a dumb hillbilly like me [well, with Princeton master's and doctoral degrees] knows that if you can't discuss ideas at a university, then higher education is purposeless.