Safeguarding Academic Freedom and a College Community
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Here are two simple truths.
One, when you’re a college president who happens to be a black woman, you get asked to speak about diversity and inclusion a lot. Two, when you’re a college president whose campus has been disrupted by a social media maelstrom over a professor’s words, you get asked to speak about managing crises and the tension between academic freedom and other fundamental values a lot.
Originally published: January 23, 2018
Author: Joanne Berger-Sweeney
Position: President
Institution: Trinity College
Published by: Inside Higher Ed