A university’s purpose isn’t to rally support. It’s
to provide a haven for debate, including dissent.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/free-inquiry-suffers-as-war-fever-grips-harvard-public-position-university-college-students-11647461748
Todd Henderson (University of Chicago Law Professor):
Especially in an age of ideological fads and Twitter mobs, we need boundaries that protect the pursuit of truth. Bad ideas will sometimes have a home on campus. But the risks to truth from kowtowing to popular opinion are simply too great.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/free-inquiry-suffers-as-war-fever-grips-harvard-public-position-university-college-students-11647461748
Todd Henderson (University of Chicago Law Professor):
Especially in an age of ideological fads and Twitter mobs, we need boundaries that protect the pursuit of truth. Bad ideas will sometimes have a home on campus. But the risks to truth from kowtowing to popular opinion are simply too great.