The Hill
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A University of Chicago lecturer announced a new course called “ The Problem of Whiteness’s ” was subject to “anti-white hatred” and death threats, authors say.
Authors: Traditional free speech rules are difficult to apply in a social media age.
They say colleges need to create a campus culture in which dissent is encouraged and disagreement is managed through reasoned argument rather than intimidation.
Glenn C. Altschuler : Social media can effectively cry fire in a crowded theater, filled with potential perpetrators as well as victims.
We need a commensurate community response, even as we wait for the law to catch up.
David Wippman is President of Hamilton College .
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