Also undergrads pay the bills. Especially at top EXPENSIVE institutions like U of C. It’s a business and they’re the customer.

It’s not that “what” they’re asking for that’s problematic — sure it’s just text in a syllabus. It’s what the ask represents. Intellectual exploration involves exposure and risk. Every student must ask themselves how much they’re going to allow personal experience to determine what intellectual exploration is on and…

Much needed level of nuance to this discussion re: my comment about “no safe spaces.” Thanks for this.

As an “older” millennial - I’m glad to see universities taking this position. Safe spaces/trigger warnings are largely intellectually lazy and means of further coddling a HIGHLY coddled group.

I read it exactly the same way. It’s good advice.