I Think the Issue Isn't Just About the Career but Also the Lack of Courage on the Part of Most Administrators at Universities

Rob Henderson: A Journey from Foster Care to the US Military to Elite Academia — #20

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I Think the Issue Isn't Just About the Career but Also the Lack of Courage on the Part of Most Administrators at Universities

The Yale professor who tweeted in favor of freedom of speech received a backlash from undergrads. He was getting nasty emails and some mean comments on Twitter but like you're a professor you have 10 year like you should be able to say what you want right, he says. The issue is that the people who make it to that level are primarily career is and they don't want to risk their careers to stand up on principle," she adds.

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