Faculty News | Jonathan Haidt

In an in-depth interview, Professor Jonathan Haidt shares his views on how the perception of freedom of expression has shifted in the US, from his new book, "The Coddling of the American Mind"

— 9/10/2018

Excerpt from CNN -- (1:21) "What began happening in 2014, 2015, is that professors and students who would say something, somebody would react to one word and there would be protests and there would be demands that the person be punished or fired and it took everyone by surprise. It seemed very strange. That's what we are seeing now, the new generation of students -- these are not millennials, these are the kids born after 1995. They have been raised in a very protected way, they are very sensitive to the power of words but there is this huge clash on campus now that is making it very difficult for example, to teach a class. You speak for an hour and if one person is offended by one word, they can report you."

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In an in-depth interview, Professor Jonathan Haidt shares his views on how the perception of freedom of expression has shifted in the US, from his new book, "The Coddling of the American Mind"