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Students offended by Mansfield's statements shouldn't hope to quiet him. Instead, they should question and argue. They should ask for clarification and for empirical evidence. They should engage in dialogue. And they should feel secure that they, too, have the right to express any opinions--no matter how unpopular...
...particular remark about grade inflation at the College, you have raised an important question concerning the kinds of issues for which an institutional response from an office of the University is helpful and proper. In a university such as ours, the members of the community have broad latitude to express themselves openly and candidly, even though such freedom may sometimes result in the expression of views that are perceived by many of us as insensitive or even hurtful. When a disputable or controversial assertion is made by (or attributed to) a member of the community. I think the most effective...
...university administration, however, cannot and should not undertake to monitor the daily flow of expression--by students, faculty members and others--and then respond immediately to any and all remarks that might be regarded as offensive. That is not to say that individuals in the administration will not on occasion, and in appropriate circumstances, express a view when confronted with remarks they disagree with; as happened in this case. Nor is it to say that we will tolerate instances of harassment under existing guidelines; we will not. But it seems to me that when students or other members...
Second is the claim that "boycotts express the native belief that refusal to be tainted by association with offending groups will have a salutary an effect on the community as it will on one's own character," Nonsense Boycotts are about economic and political power, and they are an attempt to change the policies of the group in question, not simply avoid dirtying one's own hands. One can debate the merits of such actions, but let's be clear about what their purpose...
...have had students come to me to express at the way they [foreign teaching fellows] enunciate their words," Gregoire said...