Studentsensitivity

I love my job because I get to spend my days with college students.  I love their energy, their enthusiasm, and their general idealism.   These days, college professors and administrators are taking a lot of heat from the public for what some say is coddling or overprotection in the form of safe zones, trigger warnings, and a focus on micro-aggressions. Our critics say that we aren’t allowing students to learn how to deal with adversity.  I wonder if we haven’t gone too far in our desire to create a welcoming and inclusive campus climate. Continue reading “Studentsensitivity”